If High Point Baptist Academy was riding high fresh off their 63-42 takedown of Coventry Christian last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The High Point Baptist Academy Eagles fell 48-40 to the Linville Hill Warriors on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Warriors are ranked 81st).
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Carlos Torres, who posted 12 points. Nick Harris was another key player, putting up six points and four steals.
Linville Hill got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Giovanni Sejuste out in front who went 7 for 10 en route to 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephen Smucker, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds.
High Point Baptist Academy dropped their record down to 11-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Linville Hill, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-2.
High Point Baptist Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 58-45 win against Conestoga Christian on the 3rd. As for Linville Hill, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 85-43 victory against Coventry Christian on the 3rd.
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