The First Preparatory Christian Academy Highlanders fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Bethesda Academy on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 73-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the. While losing is never fun, First Preparatory Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 424th, while Bethesda Academy is ranked 143rd).
First Preparatory Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jordan Ortiz, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Jaiden Thomas, who scored 16 points.
First Preparatory Christian Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Bethesda Academy pulled down 24 offensive rebounds.
Ashton Wright continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bethesda Academy, dropping a double-double on 41 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wright has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Damian Dobson, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
First Preparatory Christian Academy now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Bethesda Academy, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-5.
First Preparatory Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bethesda Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Beaufort Academy at 7:00 p.m. on February 9th. Bethesda Academy is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Beaufort Academy a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
