Faith Baptist Christian Academy couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 53-45 to The Habersham School Patriots on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Crusaders of the 46-38 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Faith Baptist Christian Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Aimee Massey, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds, and Emree Mattingly, who scored 12 points plus seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Massey a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (50%).
The Habersham School found their leader in freshman Myla Shippy, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 13 rebounds. Shippy has been hot , having also posted two or more blocks the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Maddie Viles, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
The victory got The Habersham School back to even at 1-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Faith Baptist Christian Academy will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against Trinity Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for The Habersham School, they will challenge St. Andrew's at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Habersham School is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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