Hammond is ranked highly in their home state and on Monday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Augusta Christian. The Hammond Skyhawks received a blow as they fell 71-56 to the Augusta Christian Lions. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 73-70 last Friday.
Augusta Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Uzziah Morton out in front who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Morton a new career-high in blocks (six). Aamere Tolbert was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 14 points and nine boards.
Hammond's loss dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Augusta Christian, the victory was the 22nd in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-2.
Looking ahead, Hammond won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Northside Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Augusta Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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