Basketball Recap: Whitefield Academy Makes It Six in a Row at Home

WolfPack

Margin (Wins)

12/06/24 vs Walker	39
11/12/24 vs Atlanta Classical Academy	38
12/13/24 vs Paideia	32
11/19/24 @ Mount Pisgah Christian	28
11/22/24 vs Hapeville Charter	28

Whitefield Academy hadn't done well against Fellowship Christian recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went the Whitefield Academy WolfPack's way against the Fellowship Christian Paladins as the Whitefield Academy WolfPack made off with a 74-51 victory. The WolfPack have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Whitefield Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hailey Houlder, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 boards. Houlder has been hot for a while, having also posted three or more steals the last 15 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Emahni Chambliss, who went 7 for 11 en route to 20 points and seven assists.

Whitefield Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 18 consecutive matches.

Whitefield Academy's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Fellowship Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.

Whitefield Academy and Fellowship Christian could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings. Whitefield Academy (ranked 163rd) will meet Newton (ranked 21st) at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Similarly, Fellowship Christian will challenge Galloway at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 158 places (220 vs. 62).