The Jefferson Christian Academy Cardinals lost against the Mercer Christian Academy Cavaliers back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Jefferson Christian Academy received a tough blow as they fell 54-39 to Mercer Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, Jefferson Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 344th in Virginia, while Mercer Christian Academy is ranked 73rd in West Virginia).
Several Cardinals players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Marshall Hopkins, who scored 13 points. Another player making a difference was Solomon Shirey, who scored 14 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mercer Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than MJ Patton, who scored 21 points along with four steals. Patton hasn't dropped below 15points for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Chance Watkins, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Jefferson Christian Academy has been struggling recently, as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for Mercer Christian Academy, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-6.
Jefferson Christian Academy will head out on the road to challenge Pipestem Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Pipestem Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests. As for Mercer Christian Academy, they will be playing at home against Mount Hope Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Mount Hope Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Thursday.
