With a playoff game on the line, the Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 35-28 victory over the Warriors. The victory was familiar territory for Wilmington Christian Academy who now have five in a row.
Katelyn McCurry continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a triple-double on 13 points, 19 rebounds, and 11 blocks. She continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lorlie Bolliger, who scored six points along with two steals.
Wilmington Christian Academy used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Southside Christian. Three players got more time on the court than they're used to: Marcie Squires (26), Bolliger (16), and Grace Wicks (31). The trio had averaged 12.4, 6.95, and 16 minutes respectively before Friday's contest. Bolliger made the most of the opportunity, scoring six points along with two steals. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Wilmington Christian Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-9. As for Southside Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.
Wilmington Christian Academy will head out on the road to take on Vandalia Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Wilmington Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 30 on Friday. Southside Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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