The Word of God Christian Academy Holy Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Wayne Preparatory Academy Generals at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Word of God Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight matchups -- so hopefully Wayne Preparatory Academy likes a good challenge.
Word of God Christian Academy pushed their score all the way to 75 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 76-75 to Varsity Opponent. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game on Thursday (68), Word of God Christian Academy still had to take the loss.
Wayne Preparatory Academy can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 70-56 victory over Eastern Wayne. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Isaiah Thomas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 25 points along with five rebounds and five blocks. Thomas is absolutely dominating the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Christian Coles was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with two steals.
Word of God Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Wayne Preparatory Academy, their win bumped their record up to 9-15.
Word of God Christian Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Wayne Preparatory Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 70-66 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Word of God Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.