South Texas Christian Academy takes loss despite strong efforts from Jorge Pe?a and Leonardo Rodrigues

By Team Reports Jan 16, 2024, 7:16pm

Recap: South Texas Christian Academy Panthers vs. Harvest Christian

After flying high against First Baptist last Thursday, the South Texas Christian Academy Panthers came back down to earth. South Texas Christian Academy was beaten by Harvest Christian 74-33 on Tuesday. South Texas Christian Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-17.

Despite the defeat, South Texas Christian Academy had strong showings from Leonardo Rodrigues, who scored 12 points along with five steals, and Jorge Pe?a, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds. Rodrigues hasn't dropped below two steals for nine straight games.

South Texas Christian Academy has fallen quite a ways from their 15-4 record last season and are now at 4-7. As for Harvest Christian, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 19-7.

South Texas Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Juan Diego Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Juan Diego Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season. As for Harvest Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Macedonian Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Macedonian Christian will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.