Mt. Pleasant, SC – The young Atlantic Collegiate Academy girls' basketball team ran up against one of the best teams in the state on Tuesday night, falling to Pinnacle sister school Oceanside Collegiate 55-28.
The Landsharks improved to 9-1 on the season while the Armada fell to 1-7.
Oceanside smothered the visiting Armada with a strong defensive effort, allowing Atlantic to score just nine points in the first half, and 15 points through three quarters.
Senior Ella Mae Schepp got the Landsharks off to a fast start in the game, scoring 11 of her game-high 15 points in the first quarter as OCA raced out to a 19-6 lead. It was the other half of the Landsharks' captain duo, senior Teagan Scott, who carried the load in the second quarter, scoring 10 of her 14 points as the lead grew to 33-9.
Junior guard Josie Hanks scored five of her 10 points in the third quarter as the Landsharks continue to grow their lead to 42-15. Atlantic was able to get hot from the outside in the final quarter, knocking down a trio of three-point shots, but it was not nearly enough to make up ground on Oceanside.
Sophomore guard
Cayleigh Johnson led ACA with seven points in the game while also picking up six steals. Sophomore
Zaniya Blackmon and senior
Abby Fusco scored five points each for Atlantic.
The Armada will look to bounce back this weekend with a pair of home games. ACA will host Region 7-AA foe Marion High on Friday at 6:15 p.m. before playing host to Ashley Ridge on Saturday at 1 p.m. to wrap up play before the winter break.
About Atlantic Collegiate Academy: Atlantic Collegiate Academy (ACA), located in Myrtle Beach, S.C., serves high school students in a safe, small and family-centered setting. Our students seek the opportunity and challenge of rigorous curriculum, high academic standards and elite athletics while also earning up to two years of college credit. ACA serves students in grades 9-12 using an honors curriculum in 9th and 10 grades with a dual enrollment curriculum in 11th and 12th grades.
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