Basketball Game Recap: Harrisonville Wildcats vs. Summit Christian Academy Eagles

By Team Reports Dec 2, 2023, 9:48am

Recap: Harrisonville Wildcats vs. Summit Christian Academy Eagles

The Harrisonville Wildcats managed to keep up with the Summit Christian Academy Eagles until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Harrisonville's tough 69-49 defeat to Summit Christian Academy might stick with them for a while. Harrisonville lost against Summit Christian Academy in their previous head to head back in December of 2021, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 44-35 score last time.

Summit Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carter Jeffries led the charge by scoring 19 points along with 7 steals and 6 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Mike Thomas iii, who scored 22 points along with 9 rebounds.

Harrisonville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Summit Christian Academy, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.

Harrisonville will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Metro Academy at 5:15 p.m. on December 1st. Summit Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Logan-Rogersville at 8:15 p.m. on December 1st.