Basketball Recap: Zion Christian Academy Find Success

If Franklin Road Christian wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Zion Christian Academy, they should've done a better job of containing Gabe Davenport. The Zion Christian Academy Eagles came out on top against the Franklin Road Christian Minutemen by a score of 80-73 on Tuesday thanks in part to Davenport, who went 23 of 43 on his way to 56 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. The game was his 13th in a row with at least ten points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Hampton Machado, who posted eight points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rebounds (four).

Franklin Road Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Wes Fuqua, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Fuqua is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Connor Branch, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 21 points in addition to five boards and three steals.

Zion Christian Academy's record is now 8-5. As for Franklin Road Christian, they moved to 8-1 with that loss, which also ended their ten-game winning streak.

It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Zion Christian Academy Eagles duke it out with the Dickson Academy Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Zion Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 78.1 points per game this season. Franklin Road Christian will take on Franklin Christian Academy in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.