Basketball Recap: Make It Two in a Row for Southland Christian

Carlos Escalera Jr.

Steals

11/30/24 vs Tournament Opponent	8
01/23/25 vs DME Academy Gold	5
11/18/24 vs Central Pointe Christian Academy	5
12/19/24 @ DME Academy Blue	4
12/01/24 vs Tournament Opponent	4

If DME Academy Gold wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Southland Christian, they should've done a better job of containing Carlos Escalera Jr.. The Southland Christian FLAMES blew past the DME Academy Gold - 83-59 on Thursday thanks in part to Escalera Jr., who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten assists. What's more, he also racked up five steals, the most he's had since back in November of 2024.

Sebastian Rivera was another key player, going 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points along with six assists and four steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games he's played.

The victory made it two in a row for Southland Christian and bumps their season record up to 20-3. As for DME Academy Gold, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Southland Christian has already played their next game (against Bilingual Christian Academy & Tech), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. DME Academy Gold has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against DME Academy Blue.