Recap: North Cross Raiders vs. Eastern Mennonite Flames
If the North Cross Raiders were feeling good off their 74-53 takedown of the Christchurch School Seahorses last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. North Cross took a 68-50 bruising from Eastern Mennonite on Tuesday. North Cross found out winning isn't easy when you don't work as a unit and rack up 11 fewer assists than your opponent.
Despite the defeat, North Cross had strong showings from Antonio Mack, who scored 22 points, and Jesiah Hines, who scored 16 points along with three steals. That was a full 44% of North Cross' points, marking the 12th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaziel Hart, who scored four points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eastern Mennonite to victory, but perhaps none more so than William Gardner, who went 7 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 25 points and 2 assists. Drew Hatter was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds.
North Cross' loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Eastern Mennonite, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
North Cross will head out on the road to take on Virginia Episcopal School at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Virginia Episcopal School will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. Eastern Mennonite will take on New Covenant at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. New Covenant will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
