East Hill Christian was the 71-35 winner over Aletheia Christian Academy when they last played one another back in December of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The East Hill Christian Eagles took a 62-47 bruising from the Aletheia Christian Academy Lions on Monday. The Eagles were down 52-32 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, East Hill Christian had strong showings from Austin Lockard, who went 5 for 7 en route to 11 points in addition to five boards and five blocks, and Hudson Hooten, who posted 12 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dwight Baldwin, who had six points and four steals.
Aletheia Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Kendrick Williamson, who went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 26 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Beau Burke, who earned seven points in addition to nine boards and five steals.
East Hill Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for Aletheia Christian Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-5.
East Hill Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 66-57 win against South Baldwin Christian Academy on the 30th. As for Aletheia Christian Academy, they will be playing at home against Central Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Aletheia Christian Academy is facing Central Christian at the right time seeing as Central Christian is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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