Appling Christian Academy and Byne Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Appling Christian Academy Eagles will challenge the Byne Christian Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Appling Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 24 on Friday.
Last Friday, Appling Christian Academy came up short against Bible Baptist Christian and fell 37-27.
Appling Christian Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Bella Gray, who had eight points along with nine rebounds and two steals, and Annaleigh Carter, who went 5 for 8 en route to 13 points. The dominant performance also gave Carter a new career-high in field goal percentage (63%).
Meanwhile, Byne Christian put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Wiregrass with a sharp 48-23 victory. The Saints have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 25 points or more this season.
Byne Christian's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.7 points per game. As for Appling Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Appling Christian Academy skirted past Byne Christian 49-47 in their previous matchup back in January. Will Appling Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Byne Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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