Basketball Recap: Alexis Sanders' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Calhoun Falls Charter over Greenwood Christian

By Team Reports Jan 18, 2025, 7:36am

Basketball Recap: Calhoun Falls Charter Blue Flashes vs. Greenwood Christian Hawks

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If Calhoun Falls Charter was feeling good fresh off their 69-37 takedown of Ware Shoals last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The match between the Calhoun Falls Charter Blue Flashes and the Greenwood Christian Hawks didn't end well, with the Calhoun Falls Charter Blue Flashes falling 48-32. The contest marked the Blue Flashes' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Calhoun Falls Charter lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Alexis Sanders, who posted eight points in addition to ten rebounds and six steals. Sanders is becoming a predictor of Calhoun Falls Charter's success: when she posts at least five steals the team is 7-1 (and 1-2 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Autumn Thomas, who earned 14 points.

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Even though they lost, Calhoun Falls Charter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive matches.

Calhoun Falls Charter's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3. As for Greenwood Christian, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Calhoun Falls Charter will take on Thornwell at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Greenwood Christian, they will face off against Spartanburg Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Spartanburg Christian Academy will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Greenwood Christian surely won't give up without a fight.

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