Morningside Academy has gone 5-0 against West Melbourne Christian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Morningside Academy Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Melbourne Christian Academy West Melbourne Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. Morningside Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season.
Morningside Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Atlantic Christian on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Morningside Academy lost 69-44 to Atlantic Christian.
Morningside Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Elijah Bell, who went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points plus seven rebounds and three steals, and AJ Chang, who went 5 for 10 en route to 15 points plus six assists and three steals. Bell is also crushing it when it comes to blocks: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Stephen Moss, who had six points.
Meanwhile, West Melbourne Christian Academy hadn't done well against North Kissimmee Christian recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way two weeks ago. West Melbourne Christian Academy came out on top against North Kissimmee Christian by a score of 49-38. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Melbourne Christian Academy.
West Melbourne Christian Academy now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Morningside Academy, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3.
Everything went Morningside Academy's way against West Melbourne Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as Morningside Academy made off with a 71-48 win. Does Morningside Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Melbourne Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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