Curtis Baptist was the 76-57 winner over Jefferson Davis Academy when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Curtis Baptist Crusaders fell just short of the Jefferson Davis Academy Raiders by a score of 48-46 on Friday. While the Crusaders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Raiders 9-5 in the first quarter.
Several Crusaders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Wiltrez (Trez) Mincey, who went 7 for 10 on his way to 17 points and seven boards. That was a full 37% of Curtis Baptist's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Brayden Husband was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Colson Loadholt was his usual excellent self, going 9 of 22 en route to 25 points and eight boards for Jefferson Davis Academy. The team also got some help courtesy of Reece Still, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 10 points.
Curtis Baptist's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-9. As for Jefferson Davis Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Curtis Baptist is taking a road trip to face off against South Aiken Baptist Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Jefferson Davis Academy has already played their next match (against Andrew Jackson Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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