Recap: Rock Creek Christian Academy Eagles vs. Fairfax Christian Cardinals
The Rock Creek Christian Academy Eagles are ranked highly in their home state, and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the Fairfax Christian Cardinals. Rock Creek Christian Academy took a 72-53 bruising from Fairfax Christian. Rock Creek Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rock Creek Christian Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sam Norfleet, who scored 20 points. Norfleet scored a full 37.7% of Rock Creek Christian Academy's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Corwin Holland II, who scored 11 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fairfax Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Frank Siaca Bey, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 10 rebounds. The match was Siaca Bey's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Alex Mostashari was another key contributor, scoring 18 points.
Rock Creek Christian Academy has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season. As for Fairfax Christian, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rock Creek Christian Academy will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against New Hope Academy at 7:00 p.m. on December 12th. As for Fairfax Christian, they will challenge Ad Fontes Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
