Grace Christian had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.3 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They claimed a resounding 78-39 victory over the Ravenscroft Ravens. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.
01/31/25 vs Ravenscroft | 26 |
01/30/25 vs NC GBB Academy National | 30 |
01/27/25 @ GRACE Christian | 17 |
01/25/25 vs Clarksville Christian | 17 |
01/20/25 @ Terry Sanford | 18 |
It was another big night for Jordan Speller, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten steals. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Kyndoll English was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Grace Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ravenscroft only racked up four assists.
Ravenscroft's loss came despite strong showings from Ellie Cronin and Emily Virag. Cronin went 6 for 11 en route to 18 points and six boards, while Virag posted seven points and six rebounds. That was a full 46.2% of Ravenscroft's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Grace Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.9 points per game. As for Ravenscroft, their loss dropped their record down to 11-14.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Grace Christian has already played their next game (against New Life Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Ravenscroft will look to defend their home court on Monday against North Raleigh Christian Academy at 6:15 p.m. North Raleigh Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season.
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