Neuse Christian Academy entered their matchup against Statesville Christian on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Neuse Christian Academy Lions fell 32-25 to the Statesville Christian Lions. The match marked Neuse Christian Academy's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why Neuse Christian Academy lost, don't look at Morgan Little. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. With that strong performance, Little is now averaging an impressive 8.2 rebounds per game.
Leading Statesville Christian to victory were Addison Layne and Ava Hughes. Layne almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds, while Hughes scored 13 points in addition to eight rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Hughes has scored at least a third of Statesville Christian's points.
Neuse Christian Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-2. As for Statesville Christian, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Neuse Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Friendship Christian at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Friendship Christian: 29.7, Neuse Christian Academy: 28.7) so any points scored will be well earned. Statesville Christian has already played their next game, a 35-32 victory against Lee Christian on the 7th.
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