Grace Christian Academy is 0-5 against the Cardinals since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Grace Christian Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the St. Anne Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though Momence scored an imposing 56 points on Tuesday, Grace Christian Academy still came out on top. Grace Christian Academy snuck past the Momence Athletics with a 61-56 victory. Grace Christian Academy didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this victory makes it their second in a row.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for St. Anne at home against the Timberwolves on Monday as the squad secured a 69-41 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-20.
St. Anne's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chris Link led the charge by scoring 15 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaqorri Wyatt, who scored 14 points along with three steals.
Grace Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-16. As for St. Anne, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season.
Grace Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 55-35 defeat they got from the Cardinals in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Link, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds. Now that Grace Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
