The Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Hawks will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Alcoa Tornadoes at 6:30 p.m. on December 15th. One thing working in Hamilton Heights Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Hamilton Heights Christian Academy is ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Christian Heritage. Hamilton Heights Christian Academy fell just short of Christian Heritage by a score of 72-70. The game was a 34-34 toss-up at halftime, but Hamilton Heights Christian Academy was outscored by Christian Heritage in the second.
Despite the defeat, Hamilton Heights Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Kamai Samuels scored 30 points along with eight rebounds. The contest was Samuels 's tenth in a row with at least ten points. Bryson Andrews was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Alcoa pushed their score all the way to 71 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 79-71 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bearden. Alcoa has struggled against Bearden recently, as their match on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Hamilton Heights Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Alcoa, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
