SPIRE
| 01/24/25 vs Word of God Christian Academy National | 70-59 |
| 01/21/25 @ East | 67-51 |
| 01/17/25 vs Grand River Academy | 83-67 |
SPIRE Academy waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 70-59 victory over the Word of God Christian Academy National Holy Rams. The win was all the more spectacular given the SPIRE's disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 305th in Ohio, while the Holy Rams are ranked 48th in North Carolina).
Several Holy Rams players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jordan Vick, who went 7 of 16 en route to 16 points. Those 16 points gave Vick a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Darrion Ellis, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 11 points.
SPIRE Academy's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Word of God Christian Academy National, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.
SPIRE Academy has already played their next contest (against Hargrave Military Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Word of God Christian Academy National has already played their next matchup, a 61-37 win against Bull City Prep National on the 25th.
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