Stuart Hall had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 6-5 to make it four. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 56-55 to the Appalachian Christian School Trailblazers. The Dragons were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Trailblazers earlier this season, when they won 55-49.
Despite the loss, Stuart Hall saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jaiah Williams posted 22 points. Another player making a difference was Gabby Martinez, who earned 13 points.
As for Appalachian Christian School, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points over those games.
Appalachian Christian School found their leader in Halley Wyant, who shot 67% from the field en route to 33 points and three steals. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Wyant has scored at least a third of the Trailblazers' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hope Morris, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 13 points and three steals.
Coming up, Stuart Hall will venture away from home to face off against Miller School of Albemarle at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Dragons will need to watch out since the Mavericks have now posted at least 55 points in their last three games. As for Appalachian Christian School, they have already played their next matchup, a 65-51 defeat against Lynchburg HomeSchool on the 6th.
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