The Palm Grove Christian Gators just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the New Jerusalem Christian Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Palm Grove Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by West Gate Christian Academy to the tune of 78-28 on Monday. Winning may never get old, but the Gators sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Palm Grove Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Carter Baker, who went 12 for 22 en route to 24 points plus six assists and six steals, and Jeremiah Pitts, who went 9 for 14 en route to 20 points plus six steals and five rebounds. With that strong performance, Baker is now averaging an impressive 16 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Dye, who posted six points in addition to three steals.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led New Jerusalem Christian Academy over Central Baptist Christian in every quarter on their way to victory two weeks ago. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that New Jerusalem Christian Academy blew Central Baptist Christian out of the water with a 60-0 final score. That 60 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.
Donathan Edwards was nothing short of spectacular: he went 9 for 11 en route to 20 points. Another player making a difference was Jayden Reid, who went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points plus four steals.
New Jerusalem Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The victory was the third in a row for New Jerusalem Christian Academy, bringing their record for this year to 3-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.7 points per game. As for Palm Grove Christian, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Palm Grove Christian has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 32.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like New Jerusalem Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.5. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Palm Grove Christian came up short against New Jerusalem Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January, falling 56-47. Will Palm Grove Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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