Crossroad Academy and Gadsden County are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Crossroad Academy Scorpions will host the Gadsden County Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Crossroad Academy has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 183 points over their last three matches.
Last Wednesday, Crossroad Academy beat St. John Paul II 57-46. Given the Scorpions' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Panthers are ranked 383rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/15/25 @ St. John Paul II | 4 |
| 01/11/25 vs Munroe | 2 |
| 01/09/25 @ Godby | 4 |
Crossroad Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Camari Hale led the charge by putting up 13 points and four steals. Hale has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jabari Boahen, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 12 points along with six assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Gadsden County came up short against Walton on Friday and fell 43-31.
Crossroad Academy's win bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Gadsden County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Crossroad Academy came up short against Gadsden County in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 61-56. Thankfully for Crossroad Academy, Nasir Williams (who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 19 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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