The Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders were not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were the victim of a rough 74-50 defeat at the hands of Augusta Christian. While losing is never fun, Heathwood Hall Episcopal can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 139th in South Carolina, while Augusta Christian is ranked 23rd in Georgia).
Heathwood Hall Episcopal's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Henry Morris, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds, and Nic Nichols who scored 18 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 36% of Heathwood Hall Episcopal's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Black, who scored five points.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal's loss dropped their record down to 7-17. As for Augusta Christian, they pushed their record up to 21-7 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal will take on Laurence Manning Academy at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Heathwood Hall Episcopal focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Monday. Augusta Christian will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Wilson Hall at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th. Augusta Christian has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 559 points over their last eight contests.
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