Christ's Church Academy has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the St. Johns Country Day Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Christ's Church Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 713th, while the Spartans are ranked 342nd).
Last Monday, Christ's Church Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 58-52 to the Greyhounds.
Despite the loss, Christ's Church Academy got a solid performance out of Jackson Hadden, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 12 rebounds. Hadden has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last 18 times he's played. Jackson Olson was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Meanwhile, St. Johns Country Day put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Cedar Creek Christian 80-27 at home. St. Johns Country Day is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 13 straight.
St. Johns Country Day's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Erik Williams, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. It was the first time this season that Williams scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Holcomb, who scored 15 points along with five assists.
Christ's Church Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-18. As for St. Johns Country Day, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Tuesday's game is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Christ's Church Academy have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 45.8% of their threes per game. However, it's not like St. Johns Country Day struggles in that department as they've drained 40.7% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Christ's Church Academy might still be hurting after the 60-36 loss they got from the Spartans when the teams last played back in January. Can Christ's Church Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
