Basketball Recap: Jacksonville Christian Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Wellborn

Thunder

Team Score

12/09/24 @ Wellborn	89
11/26/24 vs Saks	69
11/21/24 @ Alabama School for the Deaf	59
12/02/24 @ Cedar Bluff	57
12/06/24 @ Spring Garden	41

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jacksonville Christian Academy). They snuck past the Wellborn Panthers with an 89-85 victory on Monday. For the Thunder, this counts as revenge for the 62-57 win the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.

When it comes to explaining why Wellborn lost, don't look at Ray Williams. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds. Williams is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least three every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Chris Williams, who went 10 of 21 en route to 21 points and eight boards.

Jacksonville Christian Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Wellborn, their loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jacksonville Christian Academy will challenge Gaylesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jacksonville Christian Academy is facing Gaylesville at the right time seeing as Gaylesville is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Wellborn, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Ranburne at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wellborn has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 210 points over their last three contests.