Basketball Recap: Excel Christian Academy Eagles vs. Academe of the Oaks Firebirds
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Excel Christian Academy). They strolled past the Academe of the Oaks Firebirds with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 39-22. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Among those leading the charge was Chae Vieira, who scored 18 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Excel Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carolina Otalora, who posted 11 points.
The win got Excel Christian Academy back to even at 2-2. As for Academe of the Oaks, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-3.
Excel Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 41-34 defeat against Cherokee Christian on the 3rd. As for Academe of the Oaks, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Valor Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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