King's Ridge Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Whitefield Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the King's Ridge Christian Tigers, sneaking past 53-50. This was payback for the WolfPack, who suffered a 62-50 defeat the last time these two teams met.
When it comes to explaining why King's Ridge Christian lost, don't look at Zeplin Kidd. Despite the final result, he went 8 of 16 on his way to 24 points. Kidd is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Lowry, who posted ten points and six rebounds.
With the win, Whitefield Academy broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 13-10. As for King's Ridge Christian, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-12.
Whitefield Academy will challenge St. Francis at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in St. Francis' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten contests. As for King's Ridge Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 72-54 victory against Mount Vernon on the 5th.
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