Hargrave Military Academy hosted Carlisle on Tuesday night in a hard fought conference battle. Behind strong defense and the hot hand of Karson Mott, the Tigers took a nine point lead into half-time. Mott scored 18 of his 27 points before the break. After intermission, the Chiefs caught fire, hitting 7 of 11 threes in the second half. Using this sharp shooting, Carlisle took the lead during the third quarter and never relinquished it for the rest of the game. The Tigers came with in four in the fourth quarter, but Carlisle iced the game with 6 of 8 free throws down the stretch. Nick Barr contributed 8 points and 14 assists for the Tigers and Grant Chandler kicked in 11 in the losing effort.
Hargrave Military Academy returns to action Saturday at 2:00, facing STAB in a non-conference game.
