Southeastern Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 66-53 to the Southeastern HomeSchool Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Cardinals are ranked 123rd).
Ziyon Smith and Uzziah Marlowe certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Smith dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards, while Marlowe went 6 for 15 on his way to 16 points and six assists. Kaleb Young was another key player, putting up seven points and five rebounds.
Southeastern HomeSchool's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Blake Batts, who went 6 of 13 en route to 17 points and five assists. The contest was Batts' fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rayne Schoonmaker, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 14 points.
Southeastern Christian Academy now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Southeastern HomeSchool, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Southeastern Christian Academy will challenge Dillon Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southeastern Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season. As for Southeastern HomeSchool, they will square off against New Life Camp at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southeastern HomeSchool also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 63.8 points per game.
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