After a string of nine wins, the Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. The matchup between them and Fayetteville Academy wasn't particularly close, with Harrells Christian Academy falling 62-43. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Harrells Christian Academy in their matchups with Fayetteville Academy: they've now lost eight in a row.
Despite the loss, Harrells Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Zicareian Mcneil, who scored 18 points. Mcneil is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Antonio McKoy, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
Harrells Christian Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fayetteville Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jadyn Cooper, who scored 13 points along with five steals. Cooper has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 14 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brady Barnes, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Harrells Christian Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-11. As for Fayetteville Academy, their victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-4.
Harrells Christian Academy will take on Rocky Mount Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Harrells Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Saturday. Fayetteville Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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