Grace and Glory Christian played a tough game on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Cottondale Hornets, falling 73-45. The Eagles were down 60-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the defeat, Grace and Glory Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aaron Kneiss posted 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaedan Sheffield, who had seven points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cottondale to victory, but perhaps none more so than Demont Jackson, who went 6-for-10 on his way to 12 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Jackson a new career-high in assists (two). Another player making a difference was Messiah Hudson, who put up 11 points and five boards.
Grace and Glory Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Looking ahead, Grace and Glory Christian won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Harvest Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cottondale, they will also get right back to it: they'll square off against Vernon at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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