Alabama Christian (2-2) won two out of three this week as they beat Holtville on Thursday and lost at PCA on Friday after a win over LAMP on Tuesday. The Eagles defeated Holtville 51-41, at least we think that was the final score as the official operating the scoreboard had everyone guessing the score most of the night. They finished the week with an underwhelming performance in a 31-71 loss to PCA.
Holtville
Neither team gained a decided advantage in the first quarter as the lead was never more than three points for either side until the visiting Bulldogs scored to make it 13-8 with just under a minute to go in the period. A Holtville 3-pointer two minutes into the second gave the visitors their biggest lead of the night, 16-8. Despite both offenses struggling, ACA managed to outscored the Bulldogs 7-2 over the remainder of the quarter to cut the deficit to two points, 16-18, at the half. AJ Shannon and Mason Henry both scored three points in the run.
Both teams found offense in the locker room as a different game broke out in the second half. ACA outscored Holtville 20-16 in the third quarter. The Eagles trailed 21-29 with 5:24 left in the third when Coach Hill called timeout to refocus the troops. Whatever adjustments were made worked as Alabama Christian outscored its opponent 15-5 over the rest of the quarter to lead 36-34 after three. Christian Snipes scored 13 points in the quarter to spur the comeback. The momentum carried over into the fourth as ACA built a 45-34 lead with three minutes left in the game. Holtville was stuck at 34 points for seven and a half minutes over the third and fourth quarters. The two teams played even the rest of the way and ACA gained the victory, 51-41.
Christian Snipes led the team with 18 points and added five rebounds. Alex Heilman scored eight points and had a team best ten rebounds and three blocks. Mason Henry added eight points.
PCA
The visit to PCA ended up being one of those nights that you put in the trash and move on. The Eagles never seemed into the game and trailed 0-10 before you could get comfortable in your seat. The deficit was twenty points by the end of the period, 5-25. The home team built a 40-11 lead by halftime. In the second half, PCA did what they do as they continued to press up 38 in the fourth quarter and cry about every call to the officials. The Panther program has long had a reputation for rubbing another team’s nose in it whenever possible and Friday night did nothing to diminish that reputation. The final score was 31-71.
Christian Snipes led the team with 14 points and eight rebounds. Ethan Capps finished with five points. No other player scored more than three points.