Appling Christian Academy hasn't had much luck against Bible Baptist Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Appling Christian Academy Eagles will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Bible Baptist Christian Eagles at 6:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Appling Christian Academy will head into Tuesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a three-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Grace Christian on Tuesday. Appling Christian Academy blew past Grace Christian, posting a 71-40 win.
Jaden Drake was nothing short of spectacular: he went 15 for 31 en route to 37 points plus eight steals and seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in threes (six). Xzayvier Anderson was another key player, posting six points in addition to five assists and two steals.
Appling Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Bible Baptist Christian had already won five in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They blew past the Conquerors 78-55.
Bible Baptist Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Vanrick Rolle led the charge by going 9 for 15 en route to 19 points plus two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Hamilton, who posted 18 points plus eight rebounds and three steals.
Bible Baptist Christian pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 39.2 points. As for Appling Christian Academy, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Appling Christian Academy suffered a grim 78-57 defeat to Bible Baptist Christian in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Can Appling Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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