The Peoples Baptist Academy Knights will face off against the Appling Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Peoples Baptist Academy comes in on three and Appling Christian Academy on five.
Peoples Baptist Academy is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Grace Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Peoples Baptist Academy blew Grace Christian out of the water with a 67-25 final score. With the Knights ahead 34-14 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Appling Christian Academy on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Crossroads Christian Academy out of the water with a 65-26 final score. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 20 points or more this season.
Appling Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Jaden Drake, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Drake has scored at least a third of Appling Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xzayvier Anderson, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 18 points.
Appling Christian Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.5 points. As for Peoples Baptist Academy, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything came up roses for Peoples Baptist Academy against Appling Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in February, as the team secured a 63-36 victory. Will Peoples Baptist Academy repeat their success, or does Appling Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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