After a string of four wins, Greater Atlanta Adventist Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They received a tough blow as they fell 59-44 to Andrews Academy. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Greater Atlanta Adventist Academy of the 41-39 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2022.
Despite the loss, Greater Atlanta Adventist Academy still got an impressive performance from Zaki Parham, who scored 16 points along with two steals. That was a full 36.4% of Greater Atlanta Adventist Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Howard Rivers was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Andrews Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Fin Dronen out in front who scored 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Schnepp, who scored 15 points.
Greater Atlanta Adventist Academy's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Andrews Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Greater Atlanta Adventist Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Atlanta Jewish Academy at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. Atlanta Jewish Academy will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Greater Atlanta Adventist Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Andrews Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Victory Christian Academy at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Andrews Academy is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season.
