After a string of four wins, the Pungo Christian Academy Raiders's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 40-29 to Lawrence Academy. Pungo Christian Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Lawrence Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2023.
Despite the loss, Pungo Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Ginny Pugh, who scored nine points along with ten rebounds and three steals. Pugh hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Sawyer, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Lawrence Academy can attribute much of their success to Samantha Hughson, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Hughson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Claire Smith was another key contributor, scoring five points along with 13 rebounds and three steals.
Pungo Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Lawrence Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Pungo Christian Academy on the road again on Tuesday and play against Northeast Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 16th. Northeast Academy is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak. As for Lawrence Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Albemarle School at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Albemarle School focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 last Thursday.
