The Mountain Grove Christian Academy EAGLES are taking a road trip to take on the Aurora Christian Academy Arrows at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Mountain Grove Christian Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 48-42 to Maranatha Baptist Academy.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Aurora Christian Academy on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Rivers of Life Christian out of the water with a 67-34 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Arrows had established a 30 point advantage.
Mountain Grove Christian Academy better keep an eye on Sawyer Jones. He was instrumental in Aurora Christian Academy's win, going 12-for-19 to rack up 33 points along with eight steals and six boards. What's more, Jones also posted a 67% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in February of 2024. Rowen Haynes was another key player, putting up 14 points and six steals.
Mountain Grove Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Aurora Christian Academy, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Mountain Grove Christian Academy came up short against Aurora Christian Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 69-58. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who dropped a triple-double with 29 points, 11 rebounds, and 14 steals. Now that Mountain Grove Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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