So much for Seabury Academy’s boys basketball team feeling sorry for itself with the loss of two starters to injury earlier this week.

The Seahawks won their third straight game — and second since Grayson Dillon broke his thumb and Matt Parker sustained a collapsed lung — with a 27-23 victory Friday against Flint Hills Christian School at East Lawrence Recreation Center.

Seabury managed to squeak out the win by slowing the game’s pace with extensive perimeter passing. Neither team scored more than nine points in a quarter.

“For us it’s crucial that we control the ball,” Seabury coach Marcus Heckman said. “We have to grind out the game. We’re purposeful with that strategy.

“We know we have to stay close and control the tempo to win it in the end.”

Seabury (4-6) controlled the tempo so well that Flint Hills (8-7) scored just four points in the fourth quarter.

Seabury senior forward Aaron Landis led the defensive effort with five steals, including a snatch with 1:36 left that sealed the win. He added 12 rebounds and scored nine points to lead the Seahawks.

Also chipping in was freshman guard Adam Davis, who in a period of about 10 seconds in the third quarter managed to hit a three-pointer from left of the key, steal the ball on the other side of the court and lay it back up. Davis finished with seven points.

As for the off-the-court matters, Heckman said Parker was doing fine and should be out of the hospital today. How quickly he’ll return is not known.

“There’s a small chance he’ll be ready for regionals,” Heckman said.

Dillon is expected to be out for the year.

Flint Hills Christian girls 30, Seabury 22

Earlier in the evening, the Seabury girls fell.

Seabury academy's Linaya Newstrom, left, who tied for team-high honors with six points, drives past Flint Hills Christian School's Kim Kramer. The Seahawks fell, 30-22, on Friday at the East Lawrence Recreation Center.

Both teams had a hard time finding the basket at the start, but Flint Hills (10-4) managed to hit its shots late, outscoring the Seahawks 13-6 in the fourth quarter.

“We had some mental letdowns in the fourth quarter, some turnovers and some blown defensive assignments,” Seabury coach Tracy Kitson said. “We fought hard. A coach can’t ask for more. Things just didn’t go as well as wanted them to.”

Seabury (2-7) had a hard time adjusting to the full-court press applied by the Warriors at the start of the third quarter.

“We’ve been struggling with that all season,” Kitson said.

Sophomore Rachel Brown, with a game-high 11 points, anchored the Warrior attack; senior Robyn Johns chipped in eight for Flint Hills.

Seabury freshman Lindsey Ahlen and sophomore Linaya Newstrom led the Seahawks with six points apiece.

Next up for both Seabury squads is a trip Tuesday to Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe.