Basketball Recap: Friday's Win Is Greenwood Christian's Fourth in Last Five Outings

If First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Greenwood Christian, they should've done a better job of containing Isaiah Scott-Palacios. The Greenwood Christian Hawks secured a 59-53 W over the First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest Crusaders on Friday thanks in part to Scott-Palacios, who posted 29 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Greenwood Christian's points.

Bryson Dixon was another key player, putting up three points along with nine boards and five assists. Those five assists gave him a new career-high.

Despite the loss, First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest still got an impressive performance from Tucker Shealy, who scored 21 points in addition to six assists and four steals. Shealy is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 19 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Canon Lesley, who went 6 for 14 en route to 13 points.

Greenwood Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.2 points per game. As for First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest, they moved to 7-9 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Greenwood Christian is taking a road trip to square off against Spartanburg Day at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Spartanburg Day has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest, they will be playing at home against Spartanburg Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.3 points per game this season.