The Battle Creek Academy Tigers's and the Tekonsha Indians's game on Tuesday was close at halftime, but the Battle Creek Academy Tigers turned on the heat in the second half with 34 points. Battle Creek Academy blew past Tekonsha 59-33. That's another feather in the cap for Battle Creek Academy, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Battle Creek Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nathan Thomson, who scored 19 points along with 7 rebounds and 4 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Thomson has scored at least 25% of Battle Creek Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Enoch Owiti, who scored 9 points along with 6 rebounds and 4 steals.
Battle Creek Academy now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Tekonsha, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Battle Creek Academy will head out on the road to face off against Jackson Preparatory & Early College at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Michigan (Jackson Preparatory & Early College is ranked 88th, while Battle Creek Academy is ranked 113th). As for Tekonsha, they will be playing at home against Waldron at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
