The Amarillo Collegiate Academy Eagles fought the good fight in their overtime match against the Mercy School Institute Mustangs on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 41-31 to the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, Amarillo Collegiate Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 1587th in Texas, while Mercy School Institute is ranked 299th in Oklahoma).
When it comes to explaining why Amarillo Collegiate Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Keegan Hutson. Despite the final result, he scored eight points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Leland Brashears, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Taim Salkini was his usual excellent self, scoring 14 points for Mercy School Institute. Another player making a difference was Hannan Ashraf, who scored eight points.
Amarillo Collegiate Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Mercy School Institute, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
Amarillo Collegiate Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Christian Home Educators at 9:40 a.m. on March 2nd. Christian Home Educators is coming into the match with three straight losses on the road, meaning Amarillo Collegiate Academy will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Mercy School Institute, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Texas Wind at 1:00 p.m. on March 2nd. Texas Wind is coming into the match with 11 straight wins at home, so Mercy School Institute will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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