Highland Christian Academy and Fullington Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Highland Christian Academy EAGLES will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fullington Academy Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland Christian Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Fullington Academy will come in with eight straight wins.
Last Thursday, Highland Christian Academy took a blow against Georgia Christian, falling 53-14. While losing is never fun, the EAGLES can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 526th, while the Generals are ranked 241st).
Meanwhile, Fullington Academy took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 62-24 victory over Westwood. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 27 points or more this season.
Fullington Academy had a senior duo take command as Jaye Beth Womble went 9 of 16 on her way to 23 points and four steals and Kathryn Akin went 9 of 11 on her way to 19 points and seven rebounds. With that strong performance, Beth Womble is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Reed, who posted four points and four steals.
Fullington Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 15 consecutive matches.
Fullington Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.7 points per game. As for Highland Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Highland Christian Academy came up short against Fullington Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 50-44. Will Highland Christian Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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