Two dominant forwards in Pierson Santiago and McKinley Conner are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Jacksonville Christian Academy Conquerors and the Bethel Assembly Christian Academy Eagles will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Jacksonville Christian Academy and seven for Bethel Assembly Christian Academy.
Jacksonville Christian Academy is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Faith Christian Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Jacksonville Christian Academy was outmatched by Faith Christian Academy and fell 71-44.
Meanwhile, Bethel Assembly Christian Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Northeast Academy on Friday and fell 42-39.
Jacksonville Christian Academy will have to contain Conner as he made an impact in Bethel Assembly Christian Academy's last game. He dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. The contest was Conner's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Peyton Liverman was another key player, putting up 15 points and seven boards.
Jacksonville Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Bethel Assembly Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Jacksonville Christian Academy strolled past Bethel Assembly Christian Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 65-48. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Conner, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Jacksonville Christian Academy still be able to contain Conner? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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