After flying high against the White Plains Christian Patriots last Friday, the Scotland Christian Academy Saints came back down to earth. Scotland Christian Academy took a hard 78-64 fall against Marlboro Academy on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Scotland Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 301st in North Carolina, while Marlboro Academy is ranked 116th in South Carolina).
When it comes to explaining why Scotland Christian Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Tavon Farmer. Despite the final result, he scored 13 points. Those 13 points set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeffrey St.Onge, who scored 11 points.
Scotland Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Marlboro Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Scotland Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Matthews Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on January 4, 2024. Marlboro Academy will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Florence Christian at 8:00 p.m. on January 4, 2024.
