The Lady Eagles won their sixth straight contest Thursday night to improve to 6-3 on the year with a 49-26 defeat of Thorsby. ACA sweeps the season series after defeating the Rebels two weeks ago on the road. Alabama Christian got off to a quick start as they held a ten-point advantage after the first quarter. Kateyln Sutton carried the offensive load early as she scored 10 of the team’s 14 points. The second period was more evenly played as Thorsby settled into the flow of the game. ACA held a 23-12 lead at the half.
The Eagles opened the second half with an 8-3 run to extend the lead to 31-15. Four different players scored a basket in the run as the team was moving the ball well. Five of the eight made field goals in the quarter were assisted. ACA extended the lead to 41-20 at the end of three. The final period saw Alabama Christian maintain the lead at around twenty points as the final margin was twenty-three points in the 49-26 triumph.
Katelyn Sutton led all scorers with 14 points on the night. Izzy Warrick (12) and Jaide Newkirk (11) both reached double figures in the victory.
After losing by two at Thorsby, the boys team held serve on their home court with a 51-41 win over the Rebs. ACA moved to 6-4 on the season with the victory. Both teams traded scores to begin the game, but Thorsby went cold after the initial score. The Rebels did not score again over the next four minutes as they missed their next four shots and were forced into six turnovers. During the same stretch, the Eagles scored eight points and led 10-3 in the first. The Rebels scored in the final minute to cut the score to 13-8 after one. Despite dominating the quarter, the Eagles led by just five points. The defense harassed Thorsby all night as the visitors had trouble with the aggressive man to man defense. ACA led 26-17 at the half led by Christian Snipes with seven points off the bench.
Early in the third quarter the Eagle defense kicked it up a notch and stole the ball on three out of four possessions which resulted in easy transition layups. The defensive outburst caused a Thorsby timeout with 5:09 left in the third with ACA leading 33-17. The offensive woes continued for Thorsby who did not score until the 2:28 mark of the quarter. Jayden Jones ended the period with a three to give the home team a 41-24 lead after three. Thorsby continued to fight and scored the last seven points of the game, but it was too little too late in the 51-41 win for ACA.
Sam Davidson and Mac Moorer led the offense with 11 points apiece as both had three rebounds. Christian Snipes finished with nine points. Once again, Tyree Saadiq did a little bit of everything as he led the team in steals (8), rebounds (5), and assists (5).