After flying high against St. Mary's Episcopal last Tuesday, Briarcrest Christian came back down to earth. The Briarcrest Christian Saints fell just short of the St. Agnes Academy Stars by a score of 54-51 on Thursday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Saints came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Stars are ranked 312th).
01/16/25 @ St. Agnes Academy | 14 |
11/19/24 vs Trezevant | 14 |
12/27/24 vs Madison-Ridgeland Academy | 11 |
12/10/24 @ Covington | 8 |
11/17/23 vs Trezevant | 8 |
When it comes to explaining why Briarcrest Christian lost, don't look at Clara Moore. Despite the final result, she went 7 for 12 on her way to 14 points along with five boards and three steals. That's the most points Moore has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellen Adair, who posted 11 points.
Briarcrest Christian's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for St. Agnes Academy, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-13.
Briarcrest Christian has already played their next match, a 60-15 win against Sheffield on the 18th. St. Agnes Academy has also already played their next contest (against Manassas), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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