If McDonough was riding high fresh off their 85-55 takedown of Locust Grove last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The McDonough Warhawks took a hard 71-57 fall against the Eagle's Landing Christian Academy Chargers on Wednesday. That makes it the first time this season the Warhawks have let down their home crowd.

Zion Greene
02/05/25 vs Eagle's Landing Christian Academy | 22 |
02/04/25 vs Locust Grove | 17 |
02/01/25 @ Jones County | 21 |
When it comes to explaining why McDonough lost, don't look at Zion Greene. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Greene's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Jaelen Kerbo was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Eagle's Landing Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jayden Bone, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 13 boards. The dominant performance also gave Bone a new career-high in assists (eight). Another player making a difference was K-Cari Mercer, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
The defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 20-5. As for Eagle's Landing Christian Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-13.
Coincidentally, McDonough and Eagle's Landing Christian Academy will both be playing Hampton the next time they take the court. Eagle's Landing Christian Academy will head out to face Hampton at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, while McDonough will head out to face them at 8:30 p.m. on February 12th.
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