Cary Christian fought the good fight in their overtime contest against St. David on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the St. David's Warriors by a score of 67-65. The Knights were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Warriors earlier this season, when they won 64-61.
Despite the loss, Cary Christian still got an impressive performance from Andrew Neal, who dropped a double-double on 46 points and ten boards. That was a full 70.8% of Cary Christian's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Elijah Holmes was another key player, putting up seven points and six assists.
It was another big night for George Coleman, who went 9 of 22 en route to 32 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals for St. David's. Coleman's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kazim Oladipo, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards.
Cary Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-6 record this season. As for St. David's, the victory snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 7-14 record.
Cary Christian and St. David's could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Cary Christian will challenge Trinity Academy at 6:45 p.m. on Friday down 164 places (256 vs. 92). Meanwhile, St. David's (ranked 322nd) will meet GRACE Christian (ranked 157th) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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