St. John's Christian Academy is 1-9 against Cathedral Academy since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The St. John's Christian Academy Cavaliers will be playing at home against the Cathedral Academy Generals at 6:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. John's Christian Academy has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Cathedral Academy will arrive with eight straight victories.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but St. John's Christian Academy had to settle for a 42-39 defeat against Clarendon Hall. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. John's Christian Academy in their matchups with Clarendon Hall: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the defeat, St. John's Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Kylie Finley dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 64.1% of St. John's Christian Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chandler Cumbie, who scored three points along with ten rebounds.
St. John's Christian Academy used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Clarendon Hall. Three players hit the court for the first time this season: Taylor Douet, Finley, and Cumbie. The new lineup might be seeing more playing time going forward considering the group combined for a total of 31 points and 11 assist.
In what's become a running theme this season, Cathedral Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past Dorchester Academy 59-34.
Cathedral Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jalyn Almeida, who scored 18 points. Another player making a difference was Claire Griffin, who scored 21 points.
St. John's Christian Academy dropped their record down to 6-12 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cathedral Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
St. John's Christian Academy suffered a grim 53-27 defeat to Cathedral Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Almeida, who scored 23 points. Now that St. John's Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
