Alabama Christian opened its area slate with a visit to LAMP Tuesday night. The Lady Eagles beat LAMP in the opener by a 43-31 score, but the boys fell to the Golden Tigers, 49-62.
ACA (8-10) used a combination of a strong fourth quarter and a dominating performance on the glass by Mary Hall to secure their first area win of the year. The senior post player controlled the boards with a career high 20 rebounds. The Lady Eagles held a slim lead heading into the fourth quarter, but outscored the Tigers 17-7 in the final period as they moved the ball and hit the open player on their fast break opportunities. Michaelyn Manning led the Eagle offense with 11 points with six steals, three rebounds and three assists. Mary Hall added eight points and two steals to go along with her 20 rebounds. Seventh grader, Mya Moskowitz made her varsity debut and scored eight points with seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
In the boys contest, the Eagles (6-12), as is their custom, started strong and held a 13-9 lead after the first quarter. LAMP responded in the second quarter and outscored Alabama Christian 26-10 to take a 35-23 lead to the locker room at the half. The Golden Tigers pounded the boards in the first half with 11 offensive rebounds and an overall 28-17 advantage in the half. LAMP would go on to out rebound ACA 51-33 for the game. The Eagles had a 12-2 run at the end of the third quarter and the start of the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 45-46. However, LAMP outscored ACA 16-4 over the final seven minutes to secure their first are win of the year. Freshman Avery Stuart led the squad with a double-double scoring 14 points with 11 rebounds. Jalen Clark scored 12 points with nine rebounds, three assists and three steals. K J Kendrick added nine points and four rebounds.
ACA continues area play with a trip to Catholic Friday night.