The Grace Christian Crusaders will be taking part in a tournament against the Miami Country Day Spartans at 5:40 p.m. on Friday. Grace Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Grace Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Richmond 84-56 on Tuesday. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 28 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Grace Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isa Roman, who posted 27 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Halisi WHitley, who earned 20 points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Miami Country Day, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They snuck past St. Thomas Aquinas with a 54-48 win on Thursday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while the Raiders are ranked 62nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Miami Country Day's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.1 points per game. As for Grace Christian, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Grace Christian might still be hurting after the 50-29 loss they got from Miami Country Day when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Grace Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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