Basketball Recap: Life Christian Academy Lions vs. Southland Christian FLAMES
It was fun while it lasted, but Life Christian Academy's undefeated season came to an end after ten games on Sunday. They fell just short of the Southland Christian FLAMES by a score of 70-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Sunday (58), the Lions still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Life Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Ahmed Salim Mustapha, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. Mustapha is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last nine games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jordani Johnson, who went 5 for 9 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds.
Southland Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Carlos Escalera Jr. out in front who went 9 for 14 en route to 18 points plus eight assists and six rebounds. Escalera Jr.'s afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ismael Perez, who posted seven points in addition to 12 rebounds and five assists.
Having lost for the first time this season, Life Christian Academy fell to 10-1. As for Southland Christian, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Life Christian Academy has already played their next contest (against Southland Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Southland Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Brevard Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Southland Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matches -- so hopefully Brevard Christian likes a good challenge.
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