Ezekiel Academy hasn't had much luck against Wiregrass recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ezekiel Academy Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Wiregrass Kings at 8:00 p.m. Ezekiel Academy will be strutting in after a win while Wiregrass will be coming in after a loss.
Ezekiel Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Ballard Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Ezekiel Academy took down Ballard Christian 72-53 on Tuesday. While the Knights didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Kelson Free continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, posting 11 points in addition to six assists and five steals. He has been hot , having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Caden Pond, who posted three points in addition to six assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, a victory for Wiregrass just wasn't in the cards on Monday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 76-49 loss at the hands of Valiant Cross Academy. The match marked the Kings' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Ezekiel Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points per game. As for Wiregrass, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record.
Ezekiel Academy was dealt a bruising 67-35 loss at the hands of Wiregrass when the teams last played back in January. Can Ezekiel Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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