The Shady Spring Tigers will take on the Summit Christian Academy Falcons in a holiday battle at at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday. Shady Spring will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Shady Spring is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Princeton on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Shady Spring was outmatched by Princeton and fell 60-18. Shady Spring was down 45-16 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Summit Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell to Greenbrier West 58-54.
Despite the defeat, Summit Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ella Botts almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine steals. The game was Botts' fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Bailee Martin, who went 8 for 16 on her way to 18 points and three steals.
Shady Spring's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Summit Christian Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-2.
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