Basketball Recap: Hope Christian Academy Skates Past St Johns Christian School with Ease

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Hope Christian Academy on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the St Johns Christian School Soldiers out of the water with a 95-20 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 58-7.

Hope Christian Academy was led to victory by Caden Hartzog and Grant Timonere. Hartzog dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds, while Timonere shot 56% from the field to rack up 23 points and three steals. The game was Timonere's third in a row with at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Noah Gaffney, who went 6-for-10 en route to 12 points and seven boards.

Hope Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.

The win made it two in a row for Hope Christian Academy and bumps their season record up to 2-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 59 points in those games. As for St Johns Christian School, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.

Looking ahead, Hope Christian Academy will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against Brunswick Christian Academy at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The Lions will need to watch out since the Eagles have now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for St Johns Christian School, they will be playing at home against Faith Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.