Basketball Recap: Tuscaloosa Home Educators' Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday

Warriors

Previous 5 Games

12/10/24 @ Evangel Christian	42-47
11/21/24 @ Tuscaloosa Christian	34-14
11/19/24 vs Restoration Academy	42-20
11/12/24 vs Tuscaloosa Christian	46-32
11/09/24 vs Trinity Christian	41-8

If Tuscaloosa Home Educators was riding high fresh off their 34-14 takedown of Tuscaloosa Christian back in November, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors took a 47-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Evangel Christian Lightning. The Warriors' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.

Despite the loss, Tuscaloosa Home Educators still got an impressive performance from Lydia Duncan, who went 7 for 16 on her way to 18 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Amelia Arsenault, who posted six points and four steals.

Evangel Christian was led to victory by Makayla Cranford and Rachel Cassimiro. Cranford dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds, while Cassimiro went 6 of 15 on her way to 16 points and eight rebounds. Those 16 points gave Cassimiro a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lilli Whitfield, who put up eight points in addition to six boards and three blocks.

Tuscaloosa Home Educators' loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Evangel Christian, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.

Tuscaloosa Home Educators wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 64-43 defeat against East Central HomeSchool on the 12th. Evangel Christian will take on Rocket City in a holiday battle at 6:30 p.m. on December 17th at.