Crossroads Christian Academy has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the North Georgia Christian Academy Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crossroads Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 576th, while North Georgia Christian Academy is ranked 267th).
Last Thursday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Crossroads Christian Academy beat Lyndon Academy 45-41.
Meanwhile, North Georgia Christian Academy scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 82-50 win over Mountain Area Christian Academy on the road. North Georgia Christian Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.
North Georgia Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Luke Beaver, who scored 28 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Beaver has scored at least a third of North Georgia Christian Academy's points. Walt Elder was another key contributor, scoring 25 points.
Crossroads Christian Academy's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for North Georgia Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season.
Crossroads Christian Academy was taken down by North Georgia Christian Academy 54-27 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Beaver, who scored 22 points. Now that Crossroads Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
