Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Tuesday. Heritage Christian Academy took a 49-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Appling Christian Academy. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Appling Christian Academy was led to victory by Braylen Brooks and Jaden Drake. Brooks went 7-for-12 to rack up 14 points along with six boards and three steals, while Drake posted 17 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals. Drake has become a key player for Appling Christian Academy: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least five steals, but 1-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Xzayvier Anderson, who scored ten points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Heritage Christian Academy dropped their record down to 2-2 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Appling Christian Academy, their record is now 3-4.
Coming up, Heritage Christian Academy will head out to take on Wayne Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Appling Christian Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-59 victory against Faith Christian Academy on the 4th.
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