Crooms Academy hasn't had much luck against Calvary Christian Academy recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Crooms Academy Panthers will head out to square off against the Calvary Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Crooms Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 30 on Friday.
Crooms Academy will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker on Friday after a huge 22-point win in their prior game. They fell just short of Lake Mary Prep by a score of 48-46. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Panthers have suffered since January 16th.
Despite the loss, Crooms Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Julian Gill scored 20 points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenai Anderson, who posted eight points in addition to eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Crooms Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Calvary Christian Academy entered their matchup against Eagle's View on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Calvary Christian Academy took a 69-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eagle's View.
Despite their defeat, Calvary Christian Academy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Nehemiah Wigley, who scored 21 points, was perhaps the best of all. With that strong performance, Wigley is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Another player making a difference was Ledaruen Wiggins, who went 5 for 10 en route to 11 points plus seven rebounds and two steals.
Calvary Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Crooms Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Crooms Academy was taken down by Calvary Christian Academy 74-24 in their previous meeting back in December of 2020. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Crooms Academy was down 48-12.
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