After flying high against the Crossroads Christian Academy Crusaders last Tuesday, the Appling Christian Academy Eagles came back down to earth. Appling Christian Academy's tough 45-23 defeat to Bible Baptist Christian on Thursday might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 61 points in the game before, Appling Christian Academy couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite the defeat, Appling Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Katelyn Jarrett scored 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jarrett has scored all season.
Lia Lee was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds for Bible Baptist Christian. Lee is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least three every time she's taken the court this season. Zoe Martin was another key contributor, scoring six points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Appling Christian Academy dropped their record down to 4-13 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.8 points per game. As for Bible Baptist Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9.
Appling Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bible Baptist Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Peoples Baptist Academy at 2:30 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Bible Baptist Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Thursday.
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