High Point Baptist Academy hasn't had much luck against Linville Hill recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The High Point Baptist Academy Eagles will take on the Linville Hill Warriors at 6:00 p.m.
High Point Baptist Academy is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season two weeks ago. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 47-36 to Lancaster County Christian, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 500th, while the Lions are ranked 160th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Linville Hill). In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 56-55 victory over North Schuylkill.
High Point Baptist Academy better focus on containing Ellie Rishel and Courtney Good as the pair were huge in Linville Hill's win. Rishel dropped a double-double on 18 points and 15 boards, while Good went 10 of 21 on her way to 24 points and five steals. With that strong performance, Rishel is now averaging an impressive 8.1 boards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Abrielle Fisher, who posted seven points and three steals.
Linville Hill was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
High Point Baptist Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Linville Hill, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
High Point Baptist Academy took a serious blow against Linville Hill in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 55-24. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point High Point Baptist Academy was down 38-14.
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