Basketball Recap: Christ's Church Academy Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

01/23/25 vs Old Plank Christian Academy	37
01/14/25 @ St. Johns Classical Academy	36
11/21/24 vs St. Johns Classical Academy	34
01/17/25 @ Trinity Christian Academy	34
12/03/24 vs Parsons Christian Academy	31

Christ's Church Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They blew past the Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders 67-30. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Christ's Church Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Conner Whitaker, who went 7 of 16 en route to 20 points. Those 20 points gave Whitaker a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jackson Olson, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 10 points along with seven boards and five blocks.

Christ's Church Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Old Plank Christian Academy, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.

Christ's Church Academy and KIPP Bold City will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Christ's Church Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season. As for Old Plank Christian Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Covenant School of Jacksonville at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.