It was a good run, but the Bethel Assembly Christian Academy Eagles unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 79-56 walloping at the hands of Ahoskie Christian. Bethel Assembly Christian Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-27.
Lauren Taylor and Coleen Askew certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Taylor scored 16 points along with five steals, while Askew scored 16 points. Taylor has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Olivia Bazemore was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with two steals.
It was another big night for Morgan Wadsworth, who dropped a double-double on 38 points and 12 rebounds for Ahoskie Christian. That makes it 20 consecutive games in which Wadsworth has scored at least a third of Ahoskie Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lacey Berryman, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Bethel Assembly Christian Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7. As for Ahoskie Christian, their win was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bethel Assembly Christian Academy will challenge the Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Suffolk Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 last Friday. As for Ahoskie Christian, they and the Warriors will face off at 6:00 p.m. on February 5th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Mount Calvary Christian Academy is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
