Hickory Christian Academy fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against University Christian on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 59-50 to the University Christian Barracudas. The Knights' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it ten in a row.
Hickory Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Annie Lewis, who posted nine points. Lewis has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Rachael Meadows also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assists of the season.
Knights
| 01/17/25 vs University Christian | 12 |
| 01/06/25 vs Lake Lure Classical Academy | 7 |
| 01/14/25 @ Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy | 5 |
| 12/19/24 vs Maiden | 3 |
Even though they lost, Hickory Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
University Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ellie Adams, who scored 29 points. Adams is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinsley Tompkins, who had 19 points.
Hickory Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for University Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Hickory Christian Academy has already played their next contest (against Salem Baptist Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. University Christian has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Statesville Christian.
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