Basketball Recap: Nash Avitia's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Calvary Chapel Christian Academy over Sunnybrook Christian

By Team Reports Jan 27, 2025, 12:44pm

Basketball Recap: Calvary Chapel Christian Academy Archangels vs. Sunnybrook Christian Lions

After flying high against Town East Christian last Thursday, Calvary Chapel Christian Academy came back down to earth. The Calvary Chapel Christian Academy Archangels took a 54-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sunnybrook Christian Lions on Thursday. The contest was a 31-31 toss-up at halftime, but the Archangels couldn't quite close it out.

Calvary Chapel 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 Nash Avitia, who went 8 for 14 on his way to 17 points. Jonah Snellenburg was another key player, going 7 of 15 en route to 13 points.

Gabe Minica was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 14 boards for Sunnybrook Christian. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Payne, who posted nine points.

Calvary Chapel Christian Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Sunnybrook Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.

Calvary Chapel Christian Academy has already played their next match (against Lifegate Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Sunnybrook Christian is taking a road trip to face off against Salem Sayers Baptist Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Sunnybrook Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.7 points per game this season.

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