Basketball Recap: Riverside Christian Academy Piles Up the Points Against Fayetteville Academy

Royals

Margin (Wins)

12/06/24 @ Alpha Academy	58
01/20/25 vs Fayetteville Academy	53
12/09/24 @ Christ the Cornerstone Academy	47
11/21/24 @ Cape Fear Christian Academy	41
11/12/24 vs Howard	29
12/19/24 @ Berean Baptist Academy	27

There's no place like home for Riverside Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past the Fayetteville Academy Eagles 72-19 on Monday. The Royals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 27 points or more this season.

Riverside Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Daraji Harris, who went 8 of 9 en route to 21 points and five steals. Riverside Christian Academy is 5-1 when Harris posts five or more steals, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brelyn Miller, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards.

Riverside Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.8 points per game. As for Fayetteville Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.

Riverside Christian Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Alpha Academy at 6:30 p.m. on January 30th. Fayetteville Academy has already played their next contest (against Faith Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.