On Friday, everything went Hardin Valley Academy's's way against A.C. Reynolds as Hardin Valley Academy made off with a 73-52 victory. Given Hardin Valley Academy's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 59th in Tennessee, while A.C. Reynolds is ranked 238th in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A.C. Reynolds' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Grant Clayton, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds, and Declan Brown who scored 19 points along with three steals. The match was Brown's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Uriah Anders, who scored six points.
Hardin Valley Academy's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for A.C. Reynolds, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 2-5.
Hardin Valley Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Knoxville Catholic at 8:00 p.m. on December 16th. Knoxville Catholic has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 466 points over their last seven matchups. A.C. Reynolds won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Alcoa at 5:00 p.m. on December 16th. Alcoa is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
