It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact LaGrange Academy can now relate to. They came up short against the First Preparatory Christian Academy Highlanders on Saturday, falling 61-36. LaGrange Academy was not able to make up for their loss to First Preparatory Christian Academy from their previous meeting back in February of 2017.
First Preparatory Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Malachi Furlow led the charge by almost dropping a double-double with 18 points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Furlow a new career-high in steals (six). Another player making a difference was Logan Brown, who posted ten points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals.
LaGrange Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for First Preparatory Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
LaGrange Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for First Preparatory Christian Academy, they will take on Robert Toombs Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. First Preparatory Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56 points per game this season.
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