On Tuesday, the Abilene Christian Panthers came up short against the Fellowship Academy Mustangs and fell 56-44. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 903rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 369th).
Leading Fellowship Academy to victory were Libby Hamblin and Rhyia Ray. Hamblin dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten boards, while Ray dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten assists. Hamblin is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 13 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Raelynn Brown, who posted four points and three steals.
Abilene Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for Fellowship Academy, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-2.
Abilene Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Fellowship Academy at 5:30 p.m. on February 7th. As for Fellowship Academy, they will challenge Weatherford Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Fellowship Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.3 points per game this season.
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