Even though the Elite Scholars Academy Royal Knights scored an imposing 59 points on Tuesday, the Landmark Christian War Eagles still came out on top. Landmark Christian secured a 63-59 W over Elite Scholars Academy. The victory was nothing new for Landmark Christian as they're now sitting on six straight.
Landmark Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Riley Saunders led the charge by scoring 15 points along with 7 assists. The match was Saunders' fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Pollock, who scored 17 points along with 5 rebounds.
Elite Scholars Academy's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Chase Grant, who scored 14 points along with 7 rebounds and 4 steals. Xavier Charles-jones was another key contributor, scoring 8 points.
Elite Scholars Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Landmark Christian pulled down 16.
Landmark Christian's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Elite Scholars Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Landmark Christian will take on Columbia at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Columbia presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Landmark Christian in Georgia (Columbia is ranked 11th, while Landmark Christian is ranked 259th). As for Elite Scholars Academy, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Eagle's Landing Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on December 7th. Eagle's Landing Christian Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 307 points over their last five contests.
