Basketball Recap: Sugar Hill Christian Academy Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

Tyler Veugeler

Points

02/13/25 vs North Georgia Christian Academy	33
02/11/25 vs North Georgia HomeSchool	20
02/04/25 @ Old Suwanee Christian	23
01/31/25 vs River Christian	18
01/28/25 @ Victory Baptist	21

If North Georgia Christian Academy wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Sugar Hill Christian Academy, they should've done a better job of containing Tyler Veugeler. Everything went the Sugar Hill Christian Academy Stallions' way against the North Georgia Christian Academy Knights on Thursday as the Sugar Hill Christian Academy Stallions made off with a 71-51 win thanks in part to Veugeler, who went 15-for-20 on his way to 33 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. The game was his fifth in a row with at least 18 points.

Gabriel Espin was another key player, dropping a double-double with 15 points and 11 boards. He has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last ten times he's played.

When it comes to explaining why North Georgia Christian Academy lost, don't look at Luke Beaver. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 26 points and 12 boards. That was a full 51% of North Georgia Christian Academy's points, marking the 20th time in a row Beaver has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Zed Blackwell, who went 6-for-11 to rack up 16 points.

The victory (which was Sugar Hill Christian Academy's fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-14. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points over those games. As for North Georgia Christian Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season.

Sugar Hill Christian Academy has already played their next contest, a 68-47 defeat against Bible Baptist Christian on the 14th. North Georgia Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.