The Halifax Academy Vikings were the 37-16 winner over the Lawrence Academy Warriors when they last played one another back in December of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The match between the pair wasn't particularly close, with Halifax Academy falling 41-24. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while Lawrence Academy is ranked 100th).
Carolina Corum and Hayden Hilton certainly did their best on Wednesday to try and avoid the loss. Corum scored 7 points along with 5 rebounds, while Hilton scored 9 points along with 3 steals. Hilton scored a full 37.5% of Halifax Academy's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Leading Lawrence Academy to victory were Ellie Farmer and Samantha Hughson. Farmer scored 13 points along with 3 steals, while Hughson scored 10 points along with 8 steals.
Halifax Academy now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Lawrence Academy, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Halifax Academy will head out on the road to face off against Harrells Christian Academy at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Lawrence Academy, they will be playing at home against Rocky Mount Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky Mount Academy will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
