Basketball Recap: Max Moore's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Sissonville over Calvary Baptist Academy

Sissonville was the 56-50 winner over Calvary Baptist Academy when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Sissonville Indians took a 73-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Calvary Baptist Academy Patriots on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (59), the Indians still had to take the loss.

Sissonville's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Max Moore, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 14 points and five assists. That's the most assists Moore has posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Drew Payne, who went 6 of 11 en route to 14 points.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Calvary Baptist Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bryson Childers, who went 10 for 17 on his way to 27 points in addition to seven boards and three blocks. Childers is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 20 or more in the last four games he's played. Owen Good was another key player, going 6 of 7 en route to 17 points and four steals.

This is the second loss in a row for Sissonville and nudges their season record down to 2-10. As for Calvary Baptist Academy, they pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Sissonville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 52-35 win against Point Pleasant on the 30th. Calvary Baptist Academy has also already played their next game, a 71-41 victory against Mount Hope Christian Academy on the 30th.