If Holly Hill Academy was feeling good fresh off their 54-21 takedown of Mead Hall Episcopal School last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Holly Hill Academy Raiders were dealt a 66-29 defeat at the hands of the Curtis Baptist Crusaders on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 259th in South Carolina, while the Crusaders are ranked 111th in Georgia).
Despite the loss, Holly Hill Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Milly Kate Prescott posted 16 points. Another player making a difference was Caitlyn Crisp, who earned six points.
Even though they lost, Holly Hill Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Curtis Baptist's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaliyah Terry led the charge by dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. The matchup was Terry's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maci Butler, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Raiders
| 02/04/25 @ Curtis Baptist | 29-66 |
| 01/31/25 vs Mead Hall Episcopal School | 54-21 |
| 01/30/25 vs Faith Christian | 39-22 |
| 01/29/25 @ Calhoun Academy | 29-25 |
| 01/27/25 @ Clarendon Hall | 32-44 |
The defeat snapped Holly Hill Academy's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-13 record. As for Curtis Baptist, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-5.
Holly Hill Academy has already played their next contest (against Cross), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Curtis Baptist does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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