Basketball Recap: Fort Dale Academy Takes a Loss

Fort Dale Academy was the 58-44 winner over Evangel Christian Academy when they last played one another on January 7th, but their luck changed this time around. The Fort Dale Academy Eagles were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 46-45 to the Evangel Christian Academy Lions.

Evangel Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Symone McNeil, who went 5 of 12 on her way to 18 points. The dominant performance gave McNeil a new career-high in points. Erica Burton was another key player, putting up eight points and 11 boards.

Fort Dale Academy now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Evangel Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fort Dale Academy has already played their next game (against Sparta Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Evangel Christian Academy has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Lowndes Academy.