The Excel Christian Academy Spartans had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They took down McKeel Academy 73-56. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Excel Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from William Medina, who scored 22 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremy Russell, who scored 17 points.
Excel Christian Academy's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for McKeel Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-6.
Excel Christian Academy will look to defend their home court on Monday against Candlelight Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. Candlelight Christian Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games. As for McKeel Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Ridge Community at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridge Community will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 476th, while McKeel Academy is ranked 211th).
