If The Burlington School was feeling good fresh off their 74-21 takedown of Carolina Friends on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Spartans took a 70-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 54th in North Carolina, while the War Eagles are ranked fifth in South Carolina).
Julian Lowe and Drew Johnson certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Lowe shot 50% from the field to rack up 14 points and five rebounds, while Johnson went 5-for-12 en route to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Geren Holmes, who posted ten points.
The Burlington School's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
The Burlington School and Mount Zion Christian Academy will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 85-46 loss against Davidson Day on the 13th.
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