It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sparta Academy can now relate to. They took a 46-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North River Christian Chargers on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Chargers are ranked 138th).
Sparta Academy has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for North River Christian, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-4.
Sparta Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North River Christian, they will face off against Patrician Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. North River Christian's defense has only allowed 26.2 points per game this season, so Patrician Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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