Athens Christian Preparatory Academy falls despite strong effort from Rachel Richardson

By Team Reports Feb 7, 2024, 8:29am

Recap: Athens Christian Preparatory Academy Storm vs. Christian Heritage Sentinels

It was a good run, but the Athens Christian Preparatory Academy Storm unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 72-46 walloping at the hands of Christian Heritage. Athens Christian Preparatory Academy has not had much luck with Christian Heritage recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Despite the loss, Athens Christian Preparatory Academy still got an impressive performance from Rachel Richardson, who scored 37 points. That was a full 80.4% of Athens Christian Preparatory Academy's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Kiley Normandin was another key contributor, scoring five points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.

Athens Christian Preparatory Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7. As for Christian Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Athens Christian Preparatory Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Providence Academy on Saturday. Providence Academy's defense has only allowed 24.7 points per game this season, so Athens Christian Preparatory Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Christian Heritage, they will be playing at home against St. Mary's at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Christian Heritage is facing St. Mary's at the right time seeing as St. Mary's is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.