Southside Christian and Wilmington Christian Academy squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Southside Christian had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 72-30 loss at the hands of the Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 576th, while the Patriots are ranked 218th).
Despite the loss, Southside Christian had strong showings from Zach Pope, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 13 boards, and Luca Preciado, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wilmington Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddox Batts, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Those 13 points gave Batts a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Davies, who put up 14 points along with six boards and six steals.
Southside Christian's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Wilmington Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.
Southside Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Wilmington Christian Academy will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Alamance Christian at 8:30 p.m. on February 27th. Wilmington Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Alamance Christian likes a good challenge.
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