Peoples Baptist Academy was the 72-13 winner over Grace Christian when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The Knights took a 56-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusader on Monday. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grace Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Thad Shuler led the charge by dropping a double-double with 21 points and 16 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Shuler has scored at least a third of the Crusader's points. Zechariah Griffith was another key player, going 6-for-13 to rack up 12 points and eight rebounds.
Peoples Baptist Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Grace Christian, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Coming up, Peoples Baptist Academy will square off against Trinity Christian School of Griffin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Grace Christian, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 53-25 defeat against Southern Christian on the 9th.
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