Massanutten Military Academy comes up short despite Summerlee Baldwin's strong performance

By Team Reports Feb 13, 2024, 7:16am

Recap: Massanutten Military Academy Colonels vs. Mountain View Christian Academy Conquerors

If the Massanutten Military Academy Colonels were feeling good off their 65-25 takedown of the Quantico Warriors last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Massanutten Military Academy lost to Mountain View Christian Academy at home by a decisive 40-23 margin on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 65 points in the game before, Massanutten Military Academy couldn't push the score so high this time.

When it comes to explaining why Massanutten Military Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Summerlee Baldwin. Despite the final result, she scored 15 points.

Mountain View Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Eryn Demko, who scored 24 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Demko has scored at least a third of Mountain View Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayde Walker, who scored eight points.

Massanutten Military Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Mountain View Christian Academy, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-4.

Massanutten Military Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Valley Thunder Homeschool at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mountain View Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Evergreen Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Mountain View Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Friday.