While it was all tied up 39-39 at halftime, North Georgia Christian Academy was not quite Sugar Hill Christian Academy's equal in the second half on Saturday. They took a hard 73-55 fall against the Sugar Hill Christian Academy Stallions. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Stallions 24-18 in the first quarter.
Despite the loss, North Georgia Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Luke Beaver went 13 for 23 on his way to 32 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards. That was a full 58.2% of North Georgia Christian Academy's points, marking the 12th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonas Proffitt, who put up ten points and seven boards.
Sugar Hill Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tyler Veugeler, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance also gave Veugeler a new career-high in steals (eight). Another player making a difference was Nolan Swift, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 15 rebounds.
North Georgia Christian Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Sugar Hill Christian Academy, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 4-9.
North Georgia Christian Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 60-57 defeat against Crossroads Christian Academy on the 16th. Sugar Hill Christian Academy will take on Varsity Opponent in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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