The Crossroad Academy Scorpions suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Thursday. They had to suffer through a rough 70-35 loss at the hands of Marianna. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Crossroad Academy has scored all season.
Despite the defeat, Crossroad Academy saw an underclassman step up: Jabari Boahen dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds. Boahen has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Myron Tennell was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
It was another big night for Tra'jan Spears, who scored 22 points along with four steals for Marianna. Spears hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Nikyan Harvey, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds.
Crossroad Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Marianna, their victory was their 17th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
Crossroad Academy will take on Munroe at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Munroe focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 30 on Thursday. As for Marianna, they will head out on the road to square off against Graceville at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Graceville will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 349th, while Marianna is ranked 61st).
