Basketball Recap: Whitefield Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Mt. Bethel Christian Academy

WolfPack

Team Score

01/15/25 vs Mt. Bethel Christian Academy	84
12/28/24 vs Villa Rica	79
11/22/24 vs Hapeville Charter	75
12/06/24 vs Walker	70
12/10/24 vs Wesleyan	67

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whitefield Academy). Everything went their way against the Mt. Bethel Christian Academy Eagles on Wednesday as the Whitefield Academy WolfPack made off with an 84-62 win. The WolfPack have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Whitefield Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Amelia Newman, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten boards. The contest was Newman's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley Holland, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 rebounds.

Whitefield Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 17 consecutive games.

Whitefield Academy's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Mt. Bethel Christian Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.

Whitefield Academy will host Fellowship Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Whitefield Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.1 points per game this season. As for Mt. Bethel Christian Academy, they will challenge Galloway at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Galloway knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Mt. Bethel Christian Academy likes a good challenge.