South Aiken Baptist Christian was the 51-45 winner over Wardlaw Academy when they last played one another back in November of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The South Aiken Baptist Christian CRUSADERS took a 53-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wardlaw Academy Patriots on Thursday. The CRUSADERS have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
South Aiken Baptist Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sam Terlizzi, who went 6 for 15 en route to 18 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. Terlizzi is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Dennis, who posted 16 points.
Even though they lost, South Aiken Baptist Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Noah Harper continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Wardlaw Academy, earning 27 points along with two steals. What's more, Harper also racked up six threes, the most he's had since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Jake Winn, who earned eight points in addition to 12 rebounds and three steals.
South Aiken Baptist Christian's record now sits at 1-3. As for Wardlaw Academy, with the win, they broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Aiken Baptist Christian and Jefferson Davis Academy are set to duel on Monday. South Aiken Baptist Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57 points per game this season. As for Wardlaw Academy, they will venture away from home to square off against Mead Hall Episcopal School at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Wardlaw Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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