Andrew Jackson Academy and St. John's Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors will take on the St. John's Christian Academy Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Andrew Jackson Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 26 on Monday.
Last Monday, Andrew Jackson Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 47-41 to Colleton Prep Academy. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Andrew Jackson Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore McKinnley Beard dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Those ten rebounds set a new season-high mark for Beard. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinslie Carson, who earned 12 points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, a win for St. John's Christian Academy just wasn't in the cards on Monday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 46-19 loss at the hands of Pinewood Prep. The loss continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.
Andrew Jackson Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for St. John's Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Andrew Jackson Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over St. John's Christian Academy when the teams last played back in January, winning 36-23. Does Andrew Jackson Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. John's Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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