The Atlantic Christian Cougars will face off against the Holy Spirit Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Atlantic Christian fought the good fight in their overtime contest against The Pilgrim Academy on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 29-28 to the Pioneers. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pioneers 7-2 in the first quarter.
Atlantic Christian's loss came about despite a quality game from Gianna Flynn, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 85.7% of Atlantic Christian's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Taylor Sutton, who had two points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Holy Spirit's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 68-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wildwood Catholic.
Atlantic Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-1. As for Holy Spirit, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4.
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