After losing to New Heights Christian Academy the last time they met, Pierce City decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Pierce City Eagles walked away with a 44-34 win over the New Heights Christian Academy Cougars on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
New Heights Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Adam Stanton, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Stanton is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least three every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jadon Smith, who earned nine points in addition to three steals.
Pierce City now has a winning record of 2-1. As for New Heights Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Pierce City will challenge McAuley Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for New Heights Christian Academy, they will take on East Newton at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. New Heights Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56 points per game this season.
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