Basketball Recap: Pierce City Eagles vs. New Heights Christian Academy Cougars
After losing to New Heights Christian Academy the last time they met, Pierce City decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Pierce City Eagles walked away with a 44-34 win over the New Heights Christian Academy Cougars on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
New Heights Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Adam Stanton, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Stanton is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least three every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jadon Smith, who earned nine points in addition to three steals.
Pierce City now has a winning record of 2-1. As for New Heights Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Pierce City will challenge McAuley Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for New Heights Christian Academy, they will take on East Newton at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. New Heights Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56 points per game this season.
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