Basketball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy

Royals

Previous Games

02/03/25 @ Buchtel	49-10
02/01/25 @ Padua Franciscan	58-45
01/29/25 vs Holy Name	61-50
01/25/25 @ Lake Catholic	64-41
01/17/25 vs Elyria Catholic	30-21
+ 3 more games

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy came tearing into Monday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Buchtel Griffins, posting a 49-10 win. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Griffins are ranked 607th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Buchtel's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Shaylah Jones, who posted four points and seven rebounds, and Phoenix Hafford, who earned four points. That was a full 40% of Buchtel's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Buchtel, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-14.

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy will challenge Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Buchtel, they will square off against North at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.