After a string of four wins, the Hills Academy Knights's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 67-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Arlington Christian. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the loss, Hills Academy saw an underclassman step up: Micah Hamlin scored 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Campbell, who scored 13 points.
Arlington Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Davon Aikens led the charge by scoring 19 points along with three steals. Aikens hasn't dropped below two steals for seven straight games. Another player making a difference was Chezi Essel, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Hills Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5. As for Arlington Christian, they pushed their record up to 8-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hills Academy will take on Scholars Guild Academy at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for Arlington Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Cumberland Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
