It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact The Habersham School Patriots can now relate to. Their rough 50-29 loss to the Warriors on Thursday might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, The Habersham School can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while Horizon Christian Academy is ranked 141st).
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Anna Cadle, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds. Myla Shippy was another key contributor, scoring a point along with eight rebounds and three blocks.
Horizon Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Nyla Black, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Black has scored at least a third of Horizon Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Megan Holcombe, who scored four points along with six rebounds and four blocks.
The Habersham School's defeat dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Horizon Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season.
The Habersham School does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Horizon Christian Academy, they will challenge Unity Christian at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Unity Christian is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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