Abbeville Christian Academy is 1-7 against Macon-East Montgomery Academy since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Abbeville Christian Academy Generals will take on the Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Abbeville Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Crenshaw Christian Academy 94-39 on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Generals who have now won three games in a row.
It was another big night for Jayden Buckhannon, who went 11 for 14 on his way to 33 points in addition to six boards and six steals. Blake Cooper was another key player, going 9 of 11 en route to 21 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Abbeville Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Macon-East Montgomery Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They breezed by Chambers Academy to the tune of 65-28 on Tuesday.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy's win came from a few key players Abbeville Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Omarion Wilson, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 21 points and three steals. Those 21 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Johnson, who went 6 of 11 en route to 17 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-12. As for Abbeville Christian Academy, they have also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Abbeville Christian Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 36.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Macon-East Montgomery Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.9 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Abbeville Christian Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Macon-East Montgomery Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2022, but they still walked away with a 55-51 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Macon-East Montgomery Academy's Jacob Wilson, who went 8 for 13 on his way to 19 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Abbeville Christian Academy to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
