Basketball Recap: Wilmington Christian Academy Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wilmington Christian Academy can now relate to. They fell 62-55 to the Alamance Christian Warriors on Thursday. The Patriots have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Trent Davies

Steals

02/27/25 vs Alamance Christian	3
02/14/25 vs Southside Christian	6
02/11/25 vs Bethel Christian Academy	4
02/10/25 vs Topsail	2
02/06/25 vs Living Water Christian	3
+ 20 more games

Despite the defeat, Wilmington Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Trent Davies went 12-for-18 to rack up 31 points and three steals. Davies is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 25 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Escoffrey, who posted 11 points.

Wilmington Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 18-11. As for Alamance Christian, they pushed their record up to 21-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Wilmington Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Alamance Christian, they have already played their next match, a 61-58 defeat against Triad Baptist Christian Academy on the 28th.