Basketball Recap: Horse Creek Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Blackville-Hilda

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Team Score (Highest)

02/13/25 vs Blackville-Hilda	71
12/17/24 vs Calhoun County	70
02/07/25 @ North	66
01/31/25 vs Williston-Elko	66
01/10/25 vs Wagener-Salley	66

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Horse Creek Academy). They snuck past the Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks with a 71-65 win on Thursday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 52-45 back in December of 2024.

Horse Creek Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was RJ Patrick, who posted 23 points. Those 23 points gave Patrick a new career-high. Kingston Hightower was another key player, putting up 17 points.

Horse Creek Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-14. As for Blackville-Hilda, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-11.

As of now, neither Horse Creek Academy nor Blackville-Hilda have any future games scheduled.