Scotland Christian Academy played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 75-52 to the Hilltop Christian Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 476th, while the Chargers are ranked 168th).
02/11/25 vs Hilltop Christian | 18 |
02/07/25 @ Southeastern Christian Academy | 20 |
02/04/25 vs Father Capodanno | 19 |
02/03/25 @ Bethel Christian Academy | 31 |
01/31/25 @ Triad Baptist Christian Academy | 19 |
+ 5 more games |
Scotland Christian Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Frankie McIntyre, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 11 boards. McIntyre's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Jeffrey St Onge was another key player, putting up 13 points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Leading Hilltop Christian to victory were Caleb Manriquez and Philip Joyner. Manriquez dropped a double-double with 21 points and 14 boards, while Joyner went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc to rack up 22 points. That's the most points Joyner has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph McCabe, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 14 points and seven rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Scotland Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 7-9. As for Hilltop Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Scotland Christian Academy nor Hilltop Christian have any future games scheduled.
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