Recap: Creekside Christian Academy Cougars vs. Central Christian Crusaders
Make it six blowout wins for the Creekside Christian Academy Cougars this season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Central Christian 70-35 at home. The victory was familiar territory for Creekside Christian Academy who now have three in a row.
Creekside Christian Academy was led to victory by Laila Placide and Skye Hunter. Placide scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and five blocks, while Hunter scored 19 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Placide has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyra Ware, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Central Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Bayleigh Seymour, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Sarah Passow, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Central Christian struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Creekside Christian Academy racked up 17 assists.
Creekside Christian Academy pushed their record up to 13-5 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 23 points. As for Central Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Creekside Christian Academy's homestand continues as they prepare to take on Community Christian at 6:00 p.m. on January 23rd. Central Christian will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Harvester Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 20th. Hopefully Harvester Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 37 on January 5th.
