The Decatur Heritage Christian Academy Eagles will take on the Muscle Shoals Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Decatur Heritage Christian Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Ider just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 58-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hornets.
01/03/25 @ Ider | 2 |
12/27/24 vs Prattville Christian Academy | 3 |
12/21/24 @ Austin | 3 |
12/20/24 vs Lexington | 5 |
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Loss or not, Decatur Heritage Christian Academy got some senior leadership from Genie Mcghee and Aaliyah Troupe. Mcghee dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 boards, while Troupe almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds. Mcghee has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 33 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Leslie Hames, who posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, Muscle Shoals came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they left with even more momentum. They couldn't have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 64-29 blowout they got against the Golden Eagles. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 177th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Muscle Shoals' win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Decatur Heritage Christian Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-4.
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