The Sipsey Valley Bears pushed their score all the way to 55 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. The match between Sipsey Valley and American Christian Academy wasn't particularly close, with Sipsey Valley falling 73-55. Sipsey Valley has not had much luck with American Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
American Christian Academy was led to victory by Eric Hines and Davis Dare. Hines dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds, while Dare scored 29 points. Dare has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Hunter Bates, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Sipsey Valley has been struggling recently, as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for American Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sipsey Valley will challenge Demopolis at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. American Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Holy Spirit Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on January 19th. One thing working in Holy Spirit Catholic's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven contests.
