On Saturday, Columbia Academy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 53-52 to First Assembly Christian. While losing is never fun, Columbia Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while First Assembly Christian is ranked fifth).
Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Griffin Cooper, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Davenport, who scored 12 points.
Columbia Academy struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Columbia Academy's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-6. As for First Assembly Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season.
Columbia Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for First Assembly Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Silverdale Academy on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with First Assembly Christian sitting on 14 straight wins and Silverdale Academy on five.
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