Basketball Preview: Jefferson Christian Academy Cardinals vs. Maranatha Christian Academy Knights
The Jefferson Christian Academy Cardinals will take on the Maranatha Christian Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Jefferson Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up six on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Jefferson Christian Academy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 47-46 to Carlisle.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Oliver Balai, who earned eight points along with nine rebounds and seven assists. Another player making a difference was Solomon Shirey, who went 6 for 13 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Jefferson Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Maranatha Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Elk Valley Christian by a score of 64-62.
Jefferson Christian Academy's loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Maranatha Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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