On Tuesday, Grace Academy suffered a rough 61-36 defeat at the hands of Jackson Day. Grace Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-14.
When it comes to explaining why Grace Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kalista Pressley. Despite the final result, she scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Pressley has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Helms, who scored no points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Grace Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. As for Jackson Day, they pushed their record up to 24-6 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Grace Academy will take on Covenant Classical at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Grace Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Tuesday. Jackson Day does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
