A win for Houston Adventist Academy just wasn't in the cards on Wednesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against the Northland Christian Cougars, falling 93-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (60), Houston Adventist Academy still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Houston Adventist Academy still got an impressive performance from Ottis Crudup, who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds. The matchup was Crudup's 24th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tadeo Cedeno, who went 5 for 12 en route to 17 points.
Even though they lost, Houston Adventist Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
Northland Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Spencer Townsell, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Andon Newton, who went 7 for 11 en route to 17 points plus five assists and five rebounds.
Having lost for the first time this season, Houston Adventist Academy fell to 3-1. As for Northland Christian, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Houston Adventist Academy has already played their next contest, an 84-36 win against Banff on the 14th. As for Northland Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 70-55 victory against Cypress Christian on the 14th.
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