If the Grace Christian Academy Rams were riding high off their 51-16 takedown of Providence Academy last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Grace Christian Academy suffered a rough 63-42 defeat at the hands of King's Academy on Thursday. Grace Christian Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as King's Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January.
Grace Christian Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Alexis Hammock and Hayden Hill. Hammock scored 17 points, while Hill scored 17 points. Hammock hasn't dropped below 15 points for six straight games.
King's Academy was led to victory by Skylar Walden and Brady Branam. Walden went 7 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points and 2 assists, while Branam dropped a double-double on 20 points and 16 rebounds. Branam is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillian Sims, who scored nine points.
Grace Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 17-9. As for King's Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Grace Christian Academy will head out on the road to square off against Lakeway Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lakeway Christian Academy is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season. As for King's Academy, they will take on Christian Academy of Knoxville at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Christian Academy of Knoxville is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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