Pee Dee Academy came into Tuesday's game looking for another win against Florence Christian, but Emerson Poston wouldn't allow it. The Florence Christian Eagles took down the Pee Dee Academy Golden Eagles 46-29 on Tuesday thanks in part to Poston, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Florence Christian is 5-1 when Poston posts ten or more boards, but 5-7 otherwise.
| 01/28/25 vs Pee Dee Academy | 8 |
| 12/15/23 @ Dillon Christian | 6 |
| 12/05/23 vs Laurence Manning Academy | 4 |
| 02/02/24 @ King's Academy | 4 |
| 02/09/24 vs Christian Academy | 4 |
Another player making a difference was Elise Hicks, who posted eight points. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points.
Despite the loss, Pee Dee Academy still got an impressive performance from Rebecca Hammond, who had 18 points. That was a full 62.1% of Pee Dee Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Florence Christian pushed their record up to 10-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.3 points per game. As for Pee Dee Academy, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 14-4.
Florence Christian will head out to take on Dillon Christian at 6:30 p.m. on February 4th. As for Pee Dee Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 35-10 victory against Christian Academy on the 30th.
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