Basketball Recap: Ahoskie Christian Comes Up Short

After flying high against Fellowship Christian Academy last Thursday, Ahoskie Christian came back down to earth. Ahoskie Christian were dealt a 79-48 defeat at the hands of the Community Christian Cyclones on Monday. While losing is never fun, Ahoskie Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 603rd, while Community Christian is ranked 182nd).

Ahoskie Christian's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaelen Rascoe, who posted 17 points and seven rebounds. Rascoe's evening made it 14 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Martin, who went 5 for 12 en route to 11 points.

Community Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jared Kovach out in front who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave Kovach a new career-high in steals (seven). Evan Gattis was another key player, going 8 of 11 on his way to 16 points in addition to five assists and three steals.

Ahoskie Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Community Christian, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-3.

Ahoskie Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 77-58 defeat against Pamlico Christian Academy on the 14th. Community Christian has also already played their next contest (against Christ Covenant), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.