You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Athens Christian Preparatory Academy Storm's strategy against the Mercy Prep Academy Royals on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Athens Christian Preparatory Academy blew Mercy Prep Academy out of the water with a 55-15 final score. With Athens Christian Preparatory Academy ahead 28-8 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Athens Christian Preparatory Academy was led to victory by Kiley Normandin and Rachel Richardson. Normandin dropped a double-double on 21 points and 17 rebounds, while Richardson scored 23 points along with eight assists and three steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Richardson has scored at least a third of Athens Christian Preparatory Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Lexi Irvin, who scored six points along with two steals.
Despite the defeat, Mercy Prep Academy saw an underclassman step up: Kyra Stuart scored seven points along with nine rebounds and three steals. It was the first time this season that Stuart pulled down eight or more rebounds. Chloe Armstrong was another key contributor, scoring four points.
Athens Christian Preparatory Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Mercy Prep Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.
Athens Christian Preparatory Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Christian Heritage at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Athens Christian Preparatory Academy is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune. Mercy Prep Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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