It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Alamance Christian can now relate to. They fell just short of the Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots by a score of 30-27 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 342nd, while the Patriots are ranked 122nd).
Katelyn McCurry was the offensive standout of the game as she posted six points and nine boards. That's the most rebounds she has posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ava Gray, who earned three points along with ten boards and three blocks.
Alamance Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points over those games. As for Wilmington Christian Academy, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 18-7.
Alamance Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wilmington Christian Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-23 victory against Union Grove Christian on the 28th.
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