North Georgia Christian Academy lost against Sugar Hill Christian Academy back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The North Georgia Christian Academy Knights lost 71-51 to the Sugar Hill Christian Academy Stallions.
Despite the loss, North Georgia Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Luke Beaver dropped a double-double with 26 points and 12 boards. That was a full 51% of North Georgia Christian Academy's points, marking the 20th time in a row Beaver has posted more than a third of the team's points. Zed Blackwell was another key player, going 6-for-11 en route to 16 points.
Tyler Veugeler continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sugar Hill Christian Academy, going 15-for-20 on his way to 33 points in addition to eight rebounds and three blocks. The dominant performance also gave Veugeler a new career-high in field goal percentage (75%). Another player making a difference was Gabriel Espin, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 11 boards.
North Georgia Christian Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season. As for Sugar Hill Christian Academy, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-14.
North Georgia Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sugar Hill Christian Academy, they have already played their next contest, a 68-47 defeat against Bible Baptist Christian on the 14th.
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