Basketball Recap: Cresset Christian Academy Wins High-Profile Matchup Against South Wake

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

11/11/24 vs Henderson Collegiate	85
12/09/24 vs Crossroads Christian	77
12/10/24 @ Lee Christian	70
12/06/24 @ Cape Fear Christian Academy	62
11/14/24 @ Forsyth Home Educators	43

On Monday, Cresset Christian Academy faced South Wake in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cresset Christian Academy Eagles simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the South Wake Sabres 60-30. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Cresset Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Trinity Jefferson, who posted 19 points. Jefferson has been hot for a while, having posted 15 or more points the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lamyiah Jarrett, who earned eight points.

When it comes to explaining why South Wake lost, don't look at Rebekah Hartzell. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. Those ten rebounds gave Hartzell a new career-high.

Cresset Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points per game. As for South Wake, with the defeat, they broke their 20-game winning streak and moved their record to 20-1.

Cresset Christian Academy has already played their next game (against Winston Salem Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. South Wake will venture away from home to face off against Wesleyan Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Wesleyan Christian Academy has won four straight at home, while South Wake won 11 straight on the road dating back to last season), something that'll have to change.