On Saturday, Morning Star Academy was the victim of a tough 57-31 loss at the hands of Hillcrest Academy. Morning Star Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-8.
Morning Star Academy's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Addison Smith, who scored 13 points. Smith scored a full 41.9% of Morning Star Academy's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Violet Jewell, who scored 10 points along with 6 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Morning Star Academy and nudges their season record down to 3-6. As for Hillcrest Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Morning Star Academy will take on Tri-State Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Hillcrest Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Louisa-Muscatine at 6:00 p.m.
