Basketball Recap: Noah Welsh's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Calvary Chapel Academy over Pineapple Cove Classical Academy

Calvary Chapel Academy fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Pineapple Cove Classical Academy on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Pineapple Cove Classical Academy Patriots by a score of 59-56. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost three in a row.

Calvary Chapel Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Noah Welsh, who posted 13 points and four steals. With that strong performance, Welsh is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Caleb Welsh, who put up 21 points and seven rebounds.

It was another big night for Michael Barna, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 19 boards for Pineapple Cove Classical Academy. Barna has been hot, having posted nine or more rebounds the last six times he's played. Julian Garcia was another key player, going 5 of 11 en route to 12 points.

Calvary Chapel Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Pineapple Cove Classical Academy, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-10.

Calvary Chapel Academy has already played their next match (against West Melbourne Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Pineapple Cove Classical Academy has already played their next game, a 60-43 defeat against St. Edward's on the 28th.