The Peachtree Academy Panthers lost against the Killian Hill Christian Cougars back in November, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Peachtree Academy fell to Killian Hill Christian 51-46. Peachtree Academy has not had much luck with Killian Hill Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Peachtree Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Noah Rodriguez, who scored 19 points along with 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Rodriguez scored a full 41.3% of Peachtree Academy's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Tom Mitchell, who scored 14 points along with 6 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Peachtree Academy were working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Killian Hill Christian only posted five.
It was another big night for Emory Berry, who scored 29 points along with 7 rebounds for Killian Hill Christian. The contest was Berry's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hawthorne Herring, who scored 6 points along with 13 rebounds.
Peachtree Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Killian Hill Christian, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-6.
Peachtree Academy will take on Academe of the Oaks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Academe of the Oaks has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Killian Hill Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Scholars Guild Academy at 6:00 p.m.
