The Fayetteville Academy Eagles will be playing at home against the Halifax Academy Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Fayetteville Academy took a serious blow against O'Neal, falling 53-10. Fayetteville Academy has struggled against O'Neal recently, as their contest last Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Halifax Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 42-37 to Ridgecroft.
Despite the defeat, Halifax Academy saw an underclassman step up: Hadyen Hilton dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds. Hilton scored a full 32.4% of Halifax Academy's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Carolina Corum, who scored 4 points along with 8 rebounds and 4 steals.
Their wins bumped Fayetteville Academy to 2-1 and O'Neal to 4-0.
