Storm vs. RCA, part 2

New Life Storm 37 Raleigh Christian Academy Eagles 44

For the second time, the New Life Storm gave a good effort but dropped a game on the road at Raleigh Christian Academy. The Storm defense held the Eagles scoreless for more nearly 7 minutes in the first half and pulled ahead by 8 points, but missed a number of good shot opportunities that would have stretched the lead farther. In the second half, RCA brought full court pressure and half-court traps, and in the 3rd quarter the Storm had more turnovers than shot attempts, allowing the Eagles to pull ahead. NLC continued to compete hard and on two occasions late in the 4th quarter, first when Katie got a steal and layup, and later when Hannah hit a deep 3-pointer, they cut it to a one-possession game. The Eagles answered each time and hit FT's in the final minute for the final margin. For the Storm, Hannah and Shelby each had 10 points to lead the team, while Shelby also grabbed 19 rebounds, and Katie had 4 steals.