The King's Academy Knights struggled with assists on Friday (the Corpus Christi United Watchmen had eight more) and sadly the final score reflected it. King's Academy ended up on the wrong side of a tough 72-52 walloping at the hands of Corpus Christi United. The game was over by the end of the first half, with no points scored by either team from that point forward.
King's Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Travis Haft, who scored 17 points. Another player making a difference was Everett Hollis, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Corpus Christi United to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josh Lindsey, who scored 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Judah Jones, who scored seven points along with nine assists and four steals.
King's Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-23 record this season. As for Corpus Christi United, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-12.
King's Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Texas Wind at 3:30 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully King's Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Friday. Corpus Christi United will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Gloria Deo Academy at 2:35 p.m. on February 16th. One thing working in Corpus Christi United's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests.
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