Basketball Recap: Ellie Forrester's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Coastal Christian over Wayne Christian

Coastal Christian lost against Wayne Christian back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Coastal Christian Centurions took a 34-23 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wayne Christian Eagles.

Coastal Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ellie Forrester, who posted nine points. Those nine points gave Forrester a new career-high.

Coastal Christian's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-6. As for Wayne Christian, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-11.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Coastal Christian will head out to square off against John Paul II Catholic at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Wayne Christian, they will challenge Wayne Country Day at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Wayne Christian is facing Wayne Country Day at the right time seeing as Wayne Country Day is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.