On Saturday, the Hopewell Titans came up short against the Ambassador Christian School Lions and fell 60-47. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Lions are ranked eighth).
Loss or not, Hopewell got some senior leadership from Mike Brown and Kamari Cooke. Brown went 6 for 15 en route to 17 points, while Cooke went 6 of 13 on his way to 13 points and six assists. Another player making a difference was Arael Jones, who posted nine points and seven boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ambassador Christian School to victory, but perhaps none more so than JD Bowden, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 16 points and six assists. Logan Johnson was another key player, going 7 of 14 en route to 18 points.
Hopewell's defeat dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Ambassador Christian School, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-4.
Hopewell wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 53-43 win against Mallard Creek on the 28th. As for Ambassador Christian School, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 48-47 victory against Carmel Christian on the 28th.
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