The Garland Christian Academy Swordsmen will stay at home for another game and welcome the Poetry Community Christian Pioneer at 7:30 p.m. on December 15th. Garland Christian Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Poetry Community Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
Garland Christian Academy scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 87-26 win over Lakewood Presbyterian. That looming 87-26 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Garland Christian Academy yet this season.
It was another big night for Caden Sandlin, who dropped a double-double on 34 points and 11 steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Garland Christian Academy's points. Aiden Tiet was another key contributor, scoring 21 points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Poetry Community Christian's good fortune finally ran out last Tuesday. They were beaten by Yavneh Academy 66-23. While losing is never fun, Poetry Community Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1394th, while Yavneh Academy is ranked 631st).
Poetry Community Christian's loss came about despite a quality game from Daniel McClure, who scored ten points.
Garland Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Poetry Community Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Everything came up roses for Garland Christian Academy against Poetry Community Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2022 as the team secured a 56-23 victory. Will Garland Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Poetry Community Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
