Alabama Christian traveled to Autauga Academy for the first time ever Friday evening to play four games against the Generals. Both JV teams as well as both Varsity teams won easily in a low stress night at the gym.
After dropping the decision to Thorsby on Thursday plus losing Connor Mark due to injury, the boys looked to rebound against Autauga Academy. The home team hit its first two shots and led 5-2 a minute into the game, but that would be the last good news for the rest of the night. After a made free throw, Mac Moorer, Sam Davidson, and AC Walters hit threes on consecutive possessions to pull the Eagles (5-2) ahead 12-5. ACA led 17-7 after a quarter. Alabama Christian opened the second with a 9-0 run to extend the lead to 26-7 midway through the period. The Generals outscored ACA over the final four minutes of the half to close the gap to 36-19. After the first half buzzer a double technical was called as the officials tried to get a handle on the talking between players.
The Eagles continued to increase the lead through the third period. By the end of the quarter the lead had increased to twenty-eight points. AC Walters dominated the glass in the second half as he performed like a man among boys. The fourth moved quickly as the lead passed the thirty-point barrier. Many of the backups played in the final quarter and gained valuable experience.
With Connor Mark missing the game on Friday the question was who would pick up the scoring in his absence. On Friday ,it was AC Walters as the senior recorded a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Mac Moorer had 14 points with five rebounds while Christian Snipes finished with nine points and nine rebounds. Jayden Jones led the team six assists while Sam Davidson had a team high three steals.
In the opening varsity contest, the girls team let an inferior team hang around too long, but won 45-26 when it was all said and done. The game was tied 6-6 with two minutes left in the first quarter. A Katelyn Sutton three broke the tie and helped ACA (6-1) to a 9-8 lead after one. The Lady Eagles outscored Autauga Academy 14-2 in the second quarter to open a 23-10 lead at the half. Sutton, Adalynn Newkirk, and Evelyn Tankersley did all of the scoring in the period as the lead moved to double digits. Although the lead remained in double figures for the rest of the game, ACA could never deliver the knockout punch and blow the game open. The final score was 45-26.
Katelyn Sutton led all scorers with 17 points and added five steals and three assists. Evelyn Tankersley had eight points, seven rebounds, and two blocks while Izzy Warrick had six points, seven rebounds, and three steals.
Alabama Christian visits Tallassee in its next action Monday, December 9th.