Faith Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 53-49 heartbreaker at the hands of the Holly Hill Academy Raiders. The Knights were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Raiders earlier this season, when they won 74-70.
Jody Gillam was his usual excellent self, going 8 for 16 on his way to 29 points and seven steals for Holly Hill Academy. That makes it three consecutive games in which Gillam has scored at least a third of Holly Hill Academy's points. Ethan Siau was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Faith Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Holly Hill Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Faith Christian has already played their next game (against Charleston Collegiate), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Holly Hill Academy and Mead Hall Episcopal School will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Holly Hill Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season.
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