South Aiken Baptist Christian lost against Curtis Baptist back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The South Aiken Baptist Christian CRUSADERS took an 83-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Curtis Baptist Crusaders. The CRUSADERS have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Several CRUSADERS players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tyler Cannon, who scored 24 points along with two steals. Cannon's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Terlizzi, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, South Aiken Baptist Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Curtis Baptist to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brayden Husband, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds. Husband is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season. Wiltrez (Trez) Mincey was another key player, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds.
South Aiken Baptist Christian now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Curtis Baptist, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-4.
South Aiken Baptist Christian and Wardlaw Academy are set to duel on Thursday. South Aiken Baptist Christian is facing Wardlaw Academy at the right time seeing as Wardlaw Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Curtis Baptist, they will face off against Mead Hall Episcopal School at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Curtis Baptist is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.6 points per game this season.
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