The Millers Creek Christian Lions suffered their closest loss yet this season on Friday. They fell just short of Triad Baptist Christian Academy by a score of 36-34. Millers Creek Christian has not had much luck with Triad Baptist Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Millers Creek Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being MATTIE LAYAOU, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points LAYAOU has scored all season. Another player making a difference was ELLIE SMITH, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Millers Creek Christian bumped their record down to 5-4 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 4.67 points. As for Triad Baptist Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Millers Creek Christian the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Heritage Christian at 6:30 p.m. on January 25th. Triad Baptist Christian Academy will take on Gospel Light Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
