The Arlington Baptist Eagles struggled with assists on Tuesday (Mount Airy Christian Academy had 1800% more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Arlington Baptist was dealt a 72-34 loss at the hands of Mount Airy Christian Academy. Arlington Baptist has struggled against Mount Airy Christian Academy recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Arlington Baptist lost, one person who can't be blamed is Zachary Davis. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Davis scored a full 47.1% of Arlington Baptist's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Brendon Brown was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mount Airy Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Joey Stanton, who scored 16 points along with 4 steals and 3 blocks. Another player making a difference was Elijah Brewer, who scored 14 points.
Arlington Baptist's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Mount Airy Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Arlington Baptist will be playing in front of their home fans against Rockbridge Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mount Airy Christian Academy, they will face off against Covenant Life at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
