The Mount Paran Christian Eagles and the Hamilton Aggies will compete for holiday cheer at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Mount Paran Christian turned things around against Galloway on Saturday. They walked away with a 68-57 victory over the Scots. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Scots are ranked 470th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Andric Parent was his usual excellent self, putting up 13 points in addition to eight assists and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jt Scott, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 12 points and eight rebounds.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Mount Paran Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Galloway only racked up seven assists.
Meanwhile, Hamilton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 62-57 heartbreaker at the hands of Northside.
Hamilton's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Mount Paran Christian, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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