After flying high against Hapeville Charter last Friday, Whitefield Academy came back down to earth. The Whitefield Academy WolfPack fell to the Spruce Creek Hawks 64-58. The WolfPack lost against the Hawks in their previous head to head back in December of 2016, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 84-47 score last time.
Despite the loss, Whitefield Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Hailey Houlder dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten assists. Those ten assists set a new season-high mark for Houlder. The team also got some help courtesy of Emahni Chambliss, who went 8 for 14 en route to 18 points.
Even though they lost, Whitefield Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Whitefield Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Spruce Creek, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Whitefield Academy and Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy will face off at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. As for Spruce Creek, they and Westminster Academy will face off at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
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