Clay County Christian Academy came up into this matchup off a tough 31-point defeat two weeks ago. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Hope Christian Academy by a score of 70-68 on Tuesday. Sadly, that's the two time they've come up short against the Eagles, as the also lost their prior matchup 51-44 back in October.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cohen McDonald, who went 8 of 9 on his way to 19 points and seven boards. Bryan Bacak was another key player, going 6 for 11 on his way to 13 points, to go along with eight boards and three steals.
Hope Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Aziah Amberson, who posted 27 points, to go along with six steals and five boards. Amberson's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kailub Sparks, who had 14 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Clay County Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 3-6. As for Hope Christian Academy, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Clay County Christian Academy will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Tuscaloosa Christian at 7:00 p.m. on December 13th. As for Hope Christian Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 63-50 defeat against Banks Academy on the 6th.
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