Basketball Recap: Holy Cross Lutheran Academy Takes a Loss

Holy Cross Lutheran Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 70-40 loss at the hands of the Altamonte Christian Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 654th, while the Eagles are ranked 290th).

Despite the defeat, Holy Cross Lutheran Academy had strong showings from Christian King, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 15 points, and Keesan Beyah-Bridges, who posted 13 points. Beyah-Bridges is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Quincy Lee was another key player, putting up four points and eight rebounds.

Antoni Padol went supernova for Altamonte Christian, posting 20 points. Another player making a difference was Ryan Almeda, who had ten points.

Holy Cross Lutheran Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Altamonte Christian, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-10.

Holy Cross Lutheran Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Crooms Academy at 6:30 p.m. on January 28th. As for Altamonte Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 61-59 loss against Lecanto on the 11th.