If Whitefield Academy was riding high fresh off their 81-38 takedown of King's Ridge Christian last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Whitefield Academy WolfPack had to suffer through an 84-47 loss at the hands of the St. Francis Knights. While losing is never fun, the WolfPack can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Knights are ranked seventh).
Hailey Houlder
| 02/06/25 @ St. Francis | 18 |
| 02/04/25 @ King's Ridge Christian | 26 |
| 02/03/25 @ Landmark Christian | 17 |
| 02/01/25 vs Cristo Rey Atlanta | 25 |
Despite the loss, Whitefield Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Hailey Houlder went 7 of 16 to rack up 18 points in addition to five assists and five boards. The game was Houlder's fourth in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emahni Chambliss, who posted 19 points.
G Rogers continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for St. Francis, going 10 for 17 on her way to 24 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. Rogers continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ameila Basit, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine boards.
Whitefield Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 15-10. As for St. Francis, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 23-2.
Coming up, Whitefield Academy will take on Wesleyan at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Whitefield Academy is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Wesleyan a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for St. Francis, they will challenge Atlanta International at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in St. Francis' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.
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