Hickory Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against the Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy Patriots, falling 49-26. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-6.
They got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Kiley Whitfield and Annie Lewis, who each put up six points. Cece Dechellis held things down on the boards with 12 rebounds. Ada Jones took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Leia Garrett was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds for Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy. Garrett is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Mikayla Talbott was another key player, putting up five points and three steals.
Hickory Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-5.
Hickory Christian Academy will look to defend their home court on Friday against University Christian at 5:30 p.m. University Christian's defense has only allowed 24.6 points per game this season, so Hickory Christian Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy, they are taking a road trip to square off against Forsyth Home Educators at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Forsyth Home Educators will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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