After flying high against Cardinal Newman last Tuesday, Heathwood Hall Episcopal came back down to earth. The Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders took a 74-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Augusta Christian Lions on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 57th in South Carolina, while the Lions are ranked tenth in Georgia).
Heathwood Hall Episcopal lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kamauri Hunter, who went 9 for 21 on his way to 20 points along with six boards and five assists. Deuce Claxton was another key player, putting up 19 points.
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Even though they lost, Heathwood Hall Episcopal smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matchups.
Augusta Christian was led to victory by Bryce Reynierson and Ty Shine. Reynierson almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds, while Shine dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 boards. Shine's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Uzziah Morton, who posted nine points.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5. As for Augusta Christian, the win was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-2.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 68-27 victory against Hilton Head Christian Academy on the 18th. As for Augusta Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 86-79 win against Northside Christian Academy on the 20th.
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