The Saks Wildcats will square off against the Jacksonville Christian Academy Thunder at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Saks lost 56-34 to Ohatchee last Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 401st, while the Indians are ranked 181st).
Meanwhile, Jacksonville Christian Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They took down the Tigers 75-59.
Saks better focus on containing Jesse Gannaway and Noah Lee as the pair were huge in Jacksonville Christian Academy's win. Gannaway went 11 of 24 on his way to 27 points in addition to six assists and six boards, while Lee dropped a double-double on 16 points and 25 rebounds. Gannaway's evening made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Dowdey, who posted nine points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Jacksonville Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.
Jacksonville Christian Academy pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.6 points per game. As for Saks, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Saks came up short against Jacksonville Christian Academy when the teams last played back in November, falling 69-65. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gannaway, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and ten boards. Now that Saks knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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