With a playoff game on the line, the Piedmont Academy Cougars rose to the challenge on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 71-54 win over the Patriots. The victory was nothing new for Piedmont Academy as they're now sitting on five straight.
Piedmont Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Marissa Holder, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. Holder hasn't dropped below two steals for 11 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylee Keck, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Citizens Christian Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Addy Harris. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. That was a full 37% of Citizens Christian Academy's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Piedmont Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Citizens Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-16.
Piedmont Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Central Fellowship Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on February 29th. Hopefully Piedmont Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Friday. Citizens Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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