Ambassador Christian School fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Uwharrie Charter Academy on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Uwharrie Charter Academy Eagles by a score of 53-51. The Lions were up 43-25 in the third quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
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Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sadie Faulkner, who posted 17 points and three steals. Faulkner's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Jacie Kirwin was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and ten boards.
It was another big night for Nevaeh Staples, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds for Uwharrie Charter Academy. That makes it three consecutive games in which Staples has scored at least a third of Uwharrie Charter Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Naimah Al-Arif, who scored nine points.
With the loss, Ambassador Christian School broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-4. As for Uwharrie Charter Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-3.
Ambassador Christian School has already played their next contest (against Non Varsity Opponent), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Uwharrie Charter Academy will host Southwestern Randolph at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwestern Randolph will roll in looking for their 15th straight win, something Uwharrie Charter Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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