Recap: Calvary Chapel Academy Eagles vs. Merritt Island Christian Cougars
This season hasn't been kind to the Calvary Chapel Academy Eagles, who are still winless after their fourth contest. They fell 39-30 to Merritt Island Christian on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Calvary Chapel Academy in their matchups with Merritt Island Christian: they've now lost four in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Calvary Chapel Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kaleb Steiger. Despite the final result, he scored 11 points along with 3 steals.
Leading Merritt Island Christian to victory were Connor Angstadt and Trey Nevad. Angstadt scored 17 points along with 3 steals, while Nevad dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Nevad has scored at least 25% of Merritt Island Christian's points.
Calvary Chapel Academy bumped their record down to 0-4 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Merritt Island Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 1-2.
Calvary Chapel Academy will head out on the road to face off against Cocoa Beach at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Merritt Island Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pineapple Cove Classical Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Pineapple Cove Classical Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 on Wednesday.
