North Hills Christian managed to keep up with Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The North Hills Christian Eagles came up short against the Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy Patriots, falling 64-42. It was the first time this season that the Eagles let down their fans at home.
Despite the loss, North Hills Christian still got an impressive performance from Reese Merrell, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Merrell's evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Sam Oxendine, who earned nine points in addition to two steals.
It was another big night for Leia Garrett, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 21 rebounds for Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy. With that strong performance, Garrett is now averaging an impressive 16 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Williams, who went 7 for 17 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds.
North Hills Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-2. As for Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. It'll be Battle of the Birds when the North Hills Christian Eagles duke it out with the Arborbrook Christian Academy Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Arborbrook Christian Academy will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something North Hills Christian surely won't give up without a fight. Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy has already played their next contest (against North Hills Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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