Genoa Christian Academy is 0-5 against Patriot Prep Academy since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. Genoa Christian Academy will head out on the road to face off against the Patriot Prep Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Genoa Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Friday.
Even though Genoa Christian Academy has not done well against Madison Christian recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way. Genoa Christian Academy enjoyed a cozy 58-43 win over Madison Christian.
Genoa Christian Academy relied on the efforts of Cody Griffey, who scored 14 points, and Jackson Kirura, who scored 22 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Those 14 points set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Sam Gilham, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Patriot Prep Academy ended up a good deal behind New Lexington last Saturday and lost 48-34. While losing is never fun, Patriot Prep Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 397th, while New Lexington is ranked 178th).
Genoa Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Patriot Prep Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Genoa Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 69-24 defeat at the hands of Patriot Prep Academy in their previous meeting back in January. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Genoa Christian Academy was down 38-14.
