After a string of three wins, Appalachian Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 69-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mercer Christian Academy. The contest was a 35-35 toss-up at halftime, but Appalachian Christian couldn't quite close it out.
MJ Patton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mercer Christian Academy, scoring 30 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Patton hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyler Carpenter, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Appalachian Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Mercer Christian Academy, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-12.
Appalachian Christian will take on Mountain Mission at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Mercer Christian Academy, they will take on Elk Valley Christian at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Mercer Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Monday.
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