The Alabama Christian girls team won their tenth in a row on Saturday which is the program’s longest winning streak since 2009. The Warriors gave ACA (10-1) a tougher first half than expected, but the Eagles flexed their muscles in the second half to pull away in the road win.
ACA led by two at the end of the first and just three at the half, 24-21. Katelyn Sutton’s 14 first half points led the team at the break. In the second half, the visitors started on a 13-2 spurt to stretch the lead to 37-23. Jaide Newkirk’s eight points sparked the offense during the run. The Eagles led by the same margin at the end of the quarter and went on to win 51-30 over the Warriors.
Katelyn Sutton was the team’s top scorer with 17 points along with six assists, four rebounds, and four steals. Jaide Newkirk had ten points, six rebounds, three steals, and two blocks. A’Kirra McElveen finished with nine points and ten rebounds while Evelyn Tankersley contributed eight points.
The boys faced Lee-Scott in a Thanksgiving tournament a few weeks ago and the Eagles (7-4) knew the Saturday tilt would be difficult. Through the first six minutes of the game ACA was the aggressor and had Lee-Scott on its heels, but the home team scored fourteen straight for a 19-9 lead early in the second period. Once the Warriors found their stride they steadily pulled away from Alabama Christian. The score was 40-25 at the half and the Eagles eventually lost by forty, 44-84.
Sam Davidson led the team with 13 points and three steals. Mac Moorer finished with 12 points while AC Walters had eight points and seven rebounds.
Alabama Christian will visit BTW-Magnet next Tuesday in their last action before the Christmas break.