King's Christian Academy couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 60-30 loss at the hands of the Timberlake Christian Tornadoes. The Lions' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it ten in a row dating back to last season.
Sawyer Epps was nothing short of spectacular for Timberlake Christian: he dropped a double-double on 33 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Epps a new career-high in field goal percentage (71%). Another player making a difference was Jonathan Dowd, who had eight points plus eight rebounds and seven assists.
King's Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Roanoke Valley Christian at 7:00 p.m. on December 12th. As for Timberlake Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Blue Ridge Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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