For the second time this week, the Lady Eagles won easily as they defeated Notasulga 69-15, Thursday night. Alabama Christian led 15-1 after a quarter and the outcome was never in doubt. Katelyn Sutton scored seven of the team’s first eleven points to give the Eagles an 11-0 lead with 3:15 left in the period. After a Blue Devil free throw, Jaide Newkirk and Rachel Rine scored to give ACA the fourteen-point lead after one. Newkirk and Sutton teamed up in the second quarter to score 19 of the team’s 24 points to help stretch the lead to 39-10 at the half.
The officials seemed determined to get ACA out of the press as they called three fouls in forty-seven seconds against the Eagles. Fortunately, it did not help Notasulga as they missed all four free throw attempts. The balled move well in the third as four of the seven made field goals were assisted. Maddie Traywick closed the period with back-to-back scores to build a 57-12 lead for the visitors. The fourth moved quickly with a running clock, but the team played hard all the way through. Izzy Warrick was all over the place as she dominated the boards and dove for any loose balls in her vicinity. She even carried one of the opponents as she was fouled when one of the Notasulga players jumped on her back. The sophomore finished the scoring with two free throws in the fifty-four-point lopsided triumph.
Katelyn Sutton led the Eagles and outscored the opponent with 24 points and contributed seven assists, six steals and five rebounds to the team. Jaide Newkirk and Izzy Warrick both had double-doubles as Newkirk finished with 19 points and 15 rebounds and Warrick had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lady Eagles close the regular season Friday night against Pike Liberal.