Hickory Christian Academy fought the good fight in their overtime match against South Charlotte on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 76-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of the South Charlotte Thunder. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Thunder: they've now lost three in a row.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Grant Cole, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. Cole is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Massey, who went 7 for 13 en route to 14 points along with seven assists and four steals.
Even though they lost, Hickory Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Charlotte only racked up eight assists.
South Charlotte's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Luke Ball led the charge by dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Ball a new career-high in boards. Aaron Miller was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds.
Hickory Christian Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-9. As for South Charlotte, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-14.
Hickory Christian Academy will venture away from home to face off against University Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for South Charlotte, they and Lake Norman Christian will face off at 6:45 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played.
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