Elite Scholars Academy is 1-9 against Eagle's Landing Christian Academy since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Elite Scholars Academy Royal Knights will look to defend their home court against the Eagle's Landing Christian Academy Chargers at 7:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Elite Scholars Academy has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Eagle's Landing Christian Academy will arrive with four straight wins.
Elite Scholars Academy pushed their score all the way to 59 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 63-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Landmark Christian. Even though they lost, Elite Scholars Academy's still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 51.2 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Chase Grant, who scored 14 points along with 7 rebounds and 4 steals. Xavier Charles-jones was another key contributor, scoring 8 points.
Meanwhile, Eagle's Landing Christian Academy really took it to McNair for the full four quarters, racking up a 86-47 win on the road. With Eagle's Landing Christian Academy ahead 44-15 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Elite Scholars Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Eagle's Landing Christian Academy, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Elite Scholars Academy came up short against Eagle's Landing Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in January, falling 54-48. Can Elite Scholars Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
