The Eagles (7-1) visited Tallassee on Monday night and came away with a hard fought 49-42 victory. It’s always a wild environment when ACA visits the Tigers, but Alabama Christian tried to take the crowd out of it early. The visitors built a thirteen point lead at the break, 29-16, and withstood the Tallassee comeback in the second half.
Katelyn Sutton hit four 3-pointers to lead the offense with 15 points. Jaide Newkirk finished with 11 points while Campbell Hammett had eight and A’Kirra McElveen had six.
The boys were able to follow the girl’s lead and beat Tallassee in the nightcap. However, they took a different route than the Lady Eagles did. ACA (6-2) was outscored by eight in the first quarter, but was able to cut the lead to two by the half. The Eagles outscored the home team 23-14 in the third, led by Jayden Jones with seven points, to take a 49-42 lead after three. Alabama Christian continued to roll in the fourth for the 65-51 victory.
Christian Snipes led the team with 19 points. Mac Moorer finished with 14 points followed by AC Walters with 13 points.
Both teams return home on Thursday, December 12, to host Autauga Academy.