Even though the Suffolk Christian Academy Knights scored an imposing 57 points on Thursday, the Pamlico Christian Academy Mariners still came out on top. Pamlico Christian Academy walked away with a 65-57 victory over Suffolk Christian Academy. Winning is a bit easier when you make five more threes than your opponent, as Pamlico Christian Academy did.
Pamlico Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but James Howard led the charge by scoring 24 points along with three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Howard has scored at least a third of Pamlico Christian Academy's points. Max Cruz was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was De'Sean Stevenson, who scored 13 points along with eight assists and six steals. Stevenson has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Ott, who scored 21 points along with six assists.
Pamlico Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. As for Suffolk Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 8-18.
Pamlico Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against New Life Academy at 8:30 p.m. on February 16th. Pamlico Christian Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 247 points over their last four matches. As for Suffolk Christian Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Ahoskie Christian at 2:30 p.m. on February 16th. Ahoskie Christian has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 208 points over their last three games.
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