Greater Atlanta Christian posted their closest win since January 30th on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 72-69 victory over the Marist War Eagles. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Spartans also won the last time the pair played back in November of 2023.
Greater Atlanta Christian was led to victory by Mikey Carpenter and Mario Hill Jr. Carpenter went 8 for 15 en route to 23 points plus five assists and five rebounds, while Hill Jr went 5 for 11 en route to 19 points plus eight assists. The dominant performance also gave Carpenter a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three). Another player making a difference was Vinh Nguyen, who scored 12 points.
Greater Atlanta Christian pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Marist, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Greater Atlanta Christian will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Trinity Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Marist has already played their next matchup, a 64-63 loss against Westminster on the 14th.
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