Basketball Recap: Perpetua Norton and Lily Denson Secure Win for Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy walked away with it. They snuck past the Bethel Christian Academy Crusaders with a 48-42 victory on Tuesday. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Crusaders back in December of 2024, they had to take a 37-35 defeat.

Lily Denson

Steals (Career)

02/18/25 @ Bethel Christian Academy	10
12/05/23 vs Bethel Christian Academy	8
02/12/24 vs Challenger	7
02/02/24 vs Lake Lure Classical Academy	7
02/05/24 vs Veritas Christian Academy	6

Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy was led to victory by Lily Denson and Perpetua Norton. Denson dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten steals, while Norton dropped a double-double with 16 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave Denson a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Ava Cox, who posted two points along with six boards and five steals.

Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Bethel Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-9.

As of now, neither Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy nor Bethel Christian Academy have any future games scheduled.