It was a Battle of the Birds when Pee Dee Academy duked it out withFlorence Christian on Tuesday. The game between the Pee Dee Academy Golden Eagles and the Florence Christian Eagles didn't end well, with the Pee Dee Academy Golden Eagles falling 46-29. The Golden Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 37-25.
Despite the loss, Pee Dee Academy still got an impressive performance from Rebecca Hammond, who posted 18 points. That was a full 62.1% of Pee Dee Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Florence Christian found their leader in sophomore Emerson Poston, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Florence Christian is 5-1 when Poston posts ten or more boards, but 5-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Elise Hicks, who had eight points.
Pee Dee Academy's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 14-4. As for Florence Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-8.
Pee Dee Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 35-10 win against Christian Academy on the 30th. Florence Christian has also already played their next match (against Dillon Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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