Hilltop Christian was the 30-28 winner over Greenville Christian Academy when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Hilltop Christian Chargers took a 41-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Greenville Christian Academy Knights on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Knights are ranked 130th).
Despite the loss, Hilltop Christian still got an impressive performance from Meleah Bell, who posted 14 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. That was a full 41.2% of Hilltop Christian's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. Natalie Meza was another key player, putting up nine points.
Hilltop Christian's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-7. As for Greenville Christian Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4.
Hilltop Christian won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Wilmington Christian Academy at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Wilmington Christian Academy will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Hilltop Christian surely won't give up without a fight. As for Greenville Christian Academy, they and New Bern Christian Academy will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played.
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