The Southeastern Christian Academy Warriors entered their tilt with the Dillon Christian Warriors with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Southeastern Christian Academy enjoyed a cozy 63-46 win over Dillon Christian on Monday. That's another feather in the cap for Southeastern Christian Academy, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Southeastern Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Eric Nyberg led the charge by dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Grady Price, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Despite the defeat, Dillon Christian saw an underclassman step up: Sean Locklear went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 1 assist. Thompson Stone was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with five rebounds.
Southeastern Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Dillon Christian, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southeastern Christian Academy's homestand continues as they prepare to take on Liberty Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on February 9th. Liberty Christian Academy is coming into the contest with five straight wins on the road, meaning Southeastern Christian Academy will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Dillon Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against King's Academy at 8:00 p.m. on February 6th. Hopefully Dillon Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Monday.
