Both varsity squads thought they were playing BTW on Saturday, but the Lady Rams decided to start enjoying the holiday weekend a little early and pulled a no-show. The forty-four point drubbing they took in the previous meeting against ACA probably played in the decision of the team not to play. With the forfeiture, the boys had the stage to themselves. The highlight of the game centered around a fourth quarter three made by Mac Moorer. The make was Moorer’s 199th of his career who now sits atop the career list of made three pointers.
Connor Mark paced the offense in the first period as he scored nine of the team’s ten points as ACA (12-9) trailed by two after the first. Early in the second period, Mac Moorer had a shot attempt blocked, but the defender was popped with a technical as he woofed about the defense play. Running his mouth got him benched and lit a fire under the Eagles as they responded with an 8-0 run to take an 18-12 lead. The two teams played evenly the rest of the half as ACA went to the locker room up 24-18.
BTW scored the first four points of the second half to cut the lead to two. Alabama Christian countered with a 15-2 run as they scored on seven of their next eight possessions. One of the baskets was a pretty bullet pass from AC Walters to Christian Snipes for an easy lay up. ACA led 42-28 after three quarters. The Eagles kept a double digit lead throughout the final period. Over the final eighty seconds of the game, BTW fouled ten times to send ACA to the foul line, but the home team made enough to keep the lead comfortable for the 57-41 win.
Connor Mark was the game’s top scorer with 20 points and nine rebounds. Jayden Jones had 11 points with three rebounds and three assists. Christian Snipes finished with seven points while Sam Davidson and AC Walters both contributed six points.