Metrolina Christian Academy suffered their biggest loss since December 3, 2024 on Friday. 2025 welcomed they with a 55-31 loss courtesy of the Hickory Grove Christian Lions. The Warriors were not able to make up for their defeat to the Lions from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.
Metrolina Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Patrick Depp, who posted 12 points. Another player making a difference was Malachi Wilson, who earned five points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hickory Grove Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kevin Powell, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 18 points in addition to six boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Powell a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Kiser, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 boards.
Metrolina Christian Academy dropped their record down to 7-8 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Hickory Grove Christian, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-8.
Metrolina Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 53-43 defeat against North Raleigh Christian Academy on the 4th. As for Hickory Grove Christian, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Concord Academy at 7:00 p.m. on January 14th.
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