If Wake Christian Academy was riding high fresh off their 71-26 takedown of Raleigh HomeSchool last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs took a 94-84 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lee Christian Falcons on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (71), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Wake Christian Academy lost, don't look at Paxton Coon. Despite the final result, he went 12 for 28 en route to 39 points plus three steals. The dominant performance also gave Coon a new career-high in threes (six). Another player making a difference was Preston Avery, who went 7 for 17 en route to 21 points plus six assists and six rebounds.
Lee Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Daniel Rumbold, who went 9 for 17 en route to 26 points plus seven assists and five rebounds. Rumbold's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Brown, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds.
Wake Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wake Christian Academy will head out to square off against Cary Academy at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lee Christian, they will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge Neuse Christian Academy at 8:30 p.m. on Friday.
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