This season hasn't been kind to the Foley Lions, who are still winless after their 11th matchup. They took a 62-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cottage Hill Christian Academy on Thursday. Foley has not had much luck with Cottage Hill Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Foley's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaden Adams, who scored 14 points along with 4 steals. The game was Adams' third in a row with at least ten points. Brady Lewanski was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy was led to victory by Clay Scofield and Caleb Metzner. Scofield scored 21 points along with 9 rebounds and 5 assists, while Metzner scored 23 points along with 6 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Scofield has scored at least 25% of Cottage Hill Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Shadarius Toodle, who scored 6 points along with 5 rebounds.
Foley's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 0-11. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Cottage Hill Christian Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Foley won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Robertsdale at 7:00 p.m. on December 8th. Hopefully Robertsdale focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Thursday. Cottage Hill Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against UMS-Wright Prep at 7:00 p.m. on December 8th. UMS-Wright Prep will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings (they are ranked 229th, while Cottage Hill Christian Academy is ranked 57th).
