After both having extra time off, the King's Academy Knights and the Athens Christian Preparatory Academy Storm will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
King's Academy easily dispatched Tyler Classical Academy two weeks ago, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. King's Academy fell just short of East Texas Homeschool Sports by a score of 46-43 last Friday. The Knights have struggled against the Chargers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
| 12/09/23 vs Oakwood | 8 |
| 02/16/24 vs Valor Preparatory Academy | 7 |
| 12/20/24 vs East Texas Homeschool Sports | 6 |
| 11/18/23 vs Providence Academy | 5 |
| 12/07/23 @ Cross Roads | 5 |
Despite the loss, King's Academy got top-tier performance from Everett Hollis, who went 12 of 17 on his way to 27 points in addition to eight boards and six blocks. That's the most blocks Hollis has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Atkinson, who posted six points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Athens Christian Preparatory Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 81-25 loss at the hands of Trinity Christian Academy. The Storm were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-14.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Nick Runte and Luke Nutt. Nutt had a great game and went 11 of 18 on his way to 28 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Meanwhile, Runte did his best for the losing side, going 5 of 10 on his way to 12 points and three steals.
King's Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Athens Christian Preparatory Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
King's Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Athens Christian Preparatory Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 60-51. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Athens Christian Preparatory Academy's Landry Gammon, who dropped a double-double on 38 points and 11 steals. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for King's Academy to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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