Basketball Preview: Calvary Christian Knights vs. Chambers Academy Rebels
The Calvary Christian Knights and the Chambers Academy Rebels are set to duel on Monday. Hopefully Calvary Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 29 on Friday.
Calvary Christian will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They came up short against Columbus, falling 67-47. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Knights have suffered since January 18th.
Despite the defeat, Calvary Christian had strong showings from Makayla Elizabeth Reed, who scored 34 points along with eight rebounds and two steals, and Jade Ervin, who had seven points plus six rebounds. That was a full 72.3% of Calvary Christian's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Calvary Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Chambers Academy hadn't done well against Edgewood Academy recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way two weeks ago. Chambers Academy came out on top against Edgewood Academy by a score of 60-48.
Calvary Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2. As for Chambers Academy, they now have a winning record of 1-0.
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