The Erwin Warriors pushed their score all the way to 64 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. The contest between Erwin and Asheville Christian Academy wasn't particularly close, with Erwin falling 78-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did last Saturday (62), Erwin still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Erwin still got an impressive performance from Carson Wallace, who scored 22 points. The game was Wallace's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lelan Campbell, who scored nine points.
Erwin struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Erwin and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Asheville Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
Erwin won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Tournament Opponent at 2:00 p.m. on December 28, 2023. Tournament Opponent is hoping to put an end to a 12-game streak of away losses. Asheville Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Cherokee at 8:00 p.m. on December 28, 2023. Cherokee will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 380th, while Asheville Christian Academy is ranked 88th).
