Berean Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Sale Creek Panthers 77-32. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 410th, while the Panthers are ranked 182nd).
Sale Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Addilynn Hughes, who made all 5 shots she took for 14 points and five assists. The dominant performance gave Hughes a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Madilynn Ellis, who went 6 for 7 en route to 14 points.
Berean Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Sale Creek, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8.
Berean Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Sale Creek at 6:00 p.m. on February 10th. As for Sale Creek, they will challenge Van Buren County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Van Buren County will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Sale Creek surely won't give up without a fight.
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