Basketball Recap: Halifax Academy Vikings vs. Faith Christian Patriots
Halifax Academy fought the good fight in their overtime game against Faith Christian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 48-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Faith Christian Patriots. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Halifax Academy lost, don't look at Landon Peoples. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. With that strong performance, Peoples is now averaging an impressive 16.2 points per game. Thad Harris was another key player, earning eight points plus seven rebounds and two steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Faith Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than ASHTON LASCALLETTE, who went 6 for 15 en route to 18 points plus three steals. LASCALLETTE has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was NOAH MAYO, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 16 rebounds.
Halifax Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Faith Christian, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-2.
Halifax Academy and Kerr-Vance Academy are set to duel on Friday. Halifax Academy is facing Kerr-Vance Academy at the right time seeing as Kerr-Vance Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Faith Christian, they will be taking part in a tournament against Alamance Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Faith Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56 points per game this season.
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