Columbia County Christian pushed their score all the way to 69 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Mount Airy Christian Academy 75-69. While losing is never fun, Columbia County Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 390th in Pennsylvania, while Mount Airy Christian Academy is ranked 57th in Maryland).
Despite the loss, Columbia County Christian saw an underclassman step up: Pierce Cughan dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 assists. Cughan has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Fritz, who scored 19 points along with two steals.
Mount Airy Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caleb Stein led the charge by scoring 11 points along with eight assists and five steals. Another player making a difference was Joey Stanton, who scored 21 points along with two steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Columbia County Christian and nudges their season record down to 22-6. As for Mount Airy Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 23-3.
Columbia County Christian and Veritas Christian Academy will face off at 11:45 a.m. on March 8th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Columbia County Christian is coming into the matchup with seven straight defeats on the road, meaning Veritas Christian Academy will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Mount Airy Christian Academy, they and James River HomeSchool will face off at 11:45 a.m. on March 8th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Mount Airy Christian Academy is coming into the matchup with nine straight victories on the road, so James River HomeSchool will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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