Basketball Recap: Grace Christian School Skates Past St. Michael the Archangel with Ease

Kings

Team Score

01/14/25 vs St. Michael the Archangel	51
11/19/24 @ Southampton Academy	41
12/28/24 vs King William	40
12/12/24 vs Fredericksburg Christian	33
12/27/24 vs Mechanicsville	31

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grace Christian School). They breezed by the St. Michael the Archangel Warriors to the tune of 51-24 on Tuesday. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Kings had established a 24 point advantage.

Kalei Taylor continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 5 for 11 en route to 10 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed five or more in the last four games she's played. Isabella Biehl was another key player, putting up six points and four steals.

When it comes to explaining why St. Michael the Archangel lost, don't look at Janaye Martinez. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 19 points and 16 boards. That was a full 79.2% of St. Michael the Archangel's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.

Grace Christian School has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points per game. As for St. Michael the Archangel, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-6.

Grace Christian School wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 41-22 loss against Fredericksburg Christian on the 17th. St. Michael the Archangel has also already played their next game, a 49-16 defeat against The Carmel School on the 15th.