It was a good run, but the Suffolk Christian Academy Knights unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 65-57 to Pamlico Christian Academy. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Suffolk Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being De'Sean Stevenson, who scored 13 points along with eight assists and six steals. Stevenson has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Luke Ott, who scored 21 points along with six assists.
Even though they lost, Suffolk Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pamlico Christian Academy only pulled down three offensive rebounds.
Pamlico Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from James Howard, who scored 24 points along with three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Howard has scored at least a third of Pamlico Christian Academy's points. Max Cruz was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Suffolk Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-18. As for Pamlico Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season.
Suffolk Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Ahoskie Christian at 2:30 p.m. on February 16th. Suffolk Christian Academy is coming into the game with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Ahoskie Christian will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. Pamlico Christian Academy is on the road again on Friday and plays New Life Academy at 8:30 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Pamlico Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Thursday.
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