The Hills Academy Knights's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Cherokee Christian Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on February 16th. One thing working in Hills Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten games.
Hills Academy extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Calvary Christian. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 68-65 victory over the Knights. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Hills Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Micah Pugh out in front who scored 18 points. Pugh hasn't dropped below 16 points for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Tye Parker, who scored 15 points.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Christian had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.8 points), and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They came out on top against The King's Academy by a score of 82-74. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Hills Academy's win bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Cherokee Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
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