As ACA hosted Loachapoaka Tuesday night, the boys were looking for their first win of the year for Coach Steven Thomas while the Lady Eagles were looking to stay unbeaten on the young season. Neither team reached its goal as the Indians beat Alabama Christian 54-32 in the girls game and 54-50 in the boys game.
The Lady Eagles (1-1) stayed close in the first quarter with Loachapoaka, trailing 14-9 heading to the second. However, the Lady Indians outscored ACA 18-6 in the second period and built a commanding 32-15 lead heading into the half. ACA was only able to get as close as 13 points in the second half and Loachapoaka defeated the Lady Eagles 54-32. Michaelyn Manning led the offense with 13 points and five assists. Katie Chappell had five points with five rebounds and four steals while Heather Ford scored five points with five rebounds and two blocks.
In the boys game, ACA (0-2) was close early in the game, but the Indians finished the opening quarter with an 11-1 run to take a 17-4 lead after the first. The Indian lead stayed around ten points through the second and third quarters and entered the final period with a 46-34 advantage. The Eagles gained some life in the fourth quarter and cut the lead to 54-50 on a Braden Alford basket with over three minutes left to go in the contest. Both teams were scoreless over the last three plus minutes of the game and the game ended with a Loachapoaka 54-50 victory. Alford led the ACA attack with 17 points while Caden Perry scored 13 points and Landon Hunton added seven points.
The Lady Eagles next game will be at Catholic on Monday, November 23rd while the boys are taking the thanksgiving break off and will not play again until December 1st.