Basketball Recap: Garland Christian Academy Comes Up Short

If Garland Christian Academy was riding high fresh off their 32-12 takedown of Alcuin last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Garland Christian Academy Swordsmen came up short against the Ovilla Christian Eagles on Friday, falling 48-22. The defeat continues a trend for the Swordsmen in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.

Sophie Henry continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ovilla Christian, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 21 rebounds. That makes it 17 consecutive games in which Henry has scored at least a third of Ovilla Christian's points. Collette Gentry was another key player, putting up nine points and six boards.

Garland Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Ovilla Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.

Garland Christian Academy will square off against Cambridge at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Garland Christian Academy is facing Cambridge at the right time seeing as Cambridge is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Ovilla Christian, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Ovilla Christian Eagles challenge the Alcuin Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.