The Scotland Christian Academy Saints will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Raleigh Christian Academy Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Scotland Christian Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 519 points over their last seven matches.
Scotland Christian Academy pushed their score all the way to 69 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 80-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southeastern Christian Academy. Scotland Christian Academy has not had much luck with Southeastern Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The match pitted two dominant players against one another in Jeffrey St.Onge and Grady Price. Price had a great game and dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Meanwhile, St.Onge was balling out in the loss, scoring 22 points.
Meanwhile, Raleigh Christian Academy came up short against Non Varsity Opponent on Thursday and fell 44-31. Raleigh Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Garris Massey, who scored 13 points along with two steals and two blocks. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Hopkins, who scored six points along with five rebounds.
Scotland Christian Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4. As for Raleigh Christian Academy, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-13 record this season.
Keep an eye on the arc in Tuesday's match: Scotland Christian Academy have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having only averaged 7.2 threes per game. It's a different story for Raleigh Christian Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 2.1 threes per game. Given Scotland Christian Academy's sizeable advantage in that area, Raleigh Christian Academy will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
