The First Preparatory Christian Academy Highlanders's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their sixth straight loss. They fell to Memorial Day 59-53. That's two games in a row now that First Preparatory Christian Academy has lost by exactly six points.
First Preparatory Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brandon Betton, who scored ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan North, who scored three points along with six rebounds and four steals.
First Preparatory Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Memorial Day, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
First Preparatory Christian Academy will head out on the road to square off against Twiggs Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Twiggs Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Thursday. As for Memorial Day, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Robert Toombs Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Georgia (Robert Toombs Christian Academy is ranked 443rd, while Memorial Day is ranked 428th).