On Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, the Quality Education Academy Fighting Pharaohs beat the Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders 56-52. The 56-point effort marked the Fighting Pharaohs' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Harrells Christian Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Antonio Mckoy, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 44.2% of Harrells Christian Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Amir Moore, who earned 17 points along with eight rebounds.
The win made it two in a row for Quality Education Academy and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for Harrells Christian Academy, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-1.
Quality Education Academy will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Carter G. Woodson at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Quality Education Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Harrells Christian Academy, they will challenge Rocky Mount Academy at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Harrells Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 73.4 points per game this season.
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