The Augusta Christian Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Augusta Christian stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Ben Lippen 59-32 on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Augusta Christian.
Meanwhile, Heathwood Hall Episcopal had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.1 points), and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 55-37 victory over Hammond. Heathwood Hall Episcopal pushed the score to 47-21 by the end of the third, a deficit Hammond cut but never quite recovered from.
Lauren Jacobs continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 12 rebounds. Jacobs is crushing the point category: she's posted at least 15 every time she's taken the court this season. Sabreya Monsanto was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with 13 rebounds and seven steals.
Augusta Christian's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-7. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3.
Augusta Christian suffered a grim 60-38 defeat to Heathwood Hall Episcopal in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jacobs, who almost dropped a double-double on 31 points and nine rebounds. Now that Augusta Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
