Basketball Recap: Parkview Christian Academy Comes Up Short

Parkview Christian Academy suffered their biggest loss since January 9th on Monday. They came up short against the Harvest Christian Academy Lions, falling 56-30. The defeat continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost three in a row.

Harvest Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Daphne Brown led the charge by going 7 for 17 on her way to 15 points and six steals. Brown is becoming a predictor of Harvest Christian Academy's success: when she posts at least three steals the team is 19-3 (and 0-3 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ellie Semerau, who posted 12 points and five steals.

Parkview Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Harvest Christian Academy, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Parkview Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Schaumburg Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Harvest Christian Academy, they will square off against Rockford Christian at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Harvest Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season.