Bethel Christian Academy suffered their biggest loss since January 16th on Friday. They were dealt a 60-27 defeat at the hands of the Hilltop Christian Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 527th, while the Chargers are ranked 168th).
Caleb Manriquez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Hilltop Christian, dropping a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. The game was Manriquez's eighth in a row with at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Philip Joyner, who posted 13 points.
Bethel Christian Academy dropped their record down to 7-14 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Hilltop Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-4.
Looking ahead, Bethel Christian Academy will take on Jacksonville Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Hilltop Christian, they will head out to take on Scotland Christian Academy at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Hilltop Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
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