Sandhills Classical Christian fought the good fight in their overtime game against Mullins Marion Christian on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to the Mullins Marion Christian Cavaliers. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Lions came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 248th in North Carolina, while the Cavaliers are ranked 513th in South Carolina).
Sandhills Classical Christian's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-2. As for Mullins Marion Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Sandhills Classical Christian will face off against Faith Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mullins Marion Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 36-30 loss against Antioch Christian Academy on the 4th.
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