Basketball Recap: Ethan Foster's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Hilton Head Christian Academy over Laurence Manning Academy

Hilton Head Christian Academy fought the good fight in their overtime match against Laurence Manning Academy on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Laurence Manning Academy Swampcats 70-64. Even though they lost, the Eagles' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.3 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Hilton Head Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ethan Foster, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Foster a new career-high in rebounds. Finn Ussery was another key player, going 5 of 10 en route to 14 points.

Hilton Head Christian Academy is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12. As for Laurence Manning Academy, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-8.

Hilton Head Christian Academy has already played their next game (against Wilson Hall), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Laurence Manning Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 59-56 win against John Paul II on the 16th.