The St. John's Christian Academy Cavaliers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight defeat. They took a 60-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Andrew Jackson Academy. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. John's Christian Academy in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, St. John's Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Thomas Hester scored 24 points. That was a full 42.9% of St. John's Christian Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock Ray, who scored eight points.
Andrew Jackson Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gage Dicks led the charge by scoring 26 points along with two steals. Carter Brown was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
St. John's Christian Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for Andrew Jackson Academy, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
St. John's Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against the Raiders at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in South Carolina (Dorchester Academy is ranked 216th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 209th). As for Andrew Jackson Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against the Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Calhoun Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up six on Friday.
