Halifax Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 69-59 to the Faith Christian Patriots. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (55), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Halifax Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Landon Peoples, who posted 20 points along with seven boards and three steals, and Jacob Crawford, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 15 points. That was a full 33.9% of Halifax Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Thad Harris, who put up six points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Faith Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but MATT PRIDGEN led the charge by putting up 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of JOSH PARKER, who scored 17 points.
Halifax Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Faith Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season.
Halifax Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Faith Christian, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 68-25 defeat against Harrells Christian Academy on the 7th.
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