Hickory Grove Christian took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday (and then some). They claimed a resounding 68-37 win over the Lee Park Prep Knights . The Lions pushed the score to 57-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hickory Grove Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tristan Nelson, who went 6 for 11 en route to 17 points plus six assists. The dominant performance gave Nelson a new career-high in assists. Miles Allen was another key player, going 6 for 11 en route to 15 points plus seven assists.
Hickory Grove Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lee Park Prep only racked up nine.
Lee Park Prep lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cole O' Donoghue, who scored nine points. Another player making a difference was Isaac Watkins, who scored five points plus three blocks and two steals.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hickory Grove Christian will face off against Queen's Grant at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lee Park Prep, they will square off against Providence Classical at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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