Basketball Recap: Cici Wingate Key Part of a Team Effort in Knights Win

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Chelsea Academy's strategy against Christ Chapel Academy on Friday. The Chelsea Academy Knights blew past Christ Chapel Academy 53-31. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.

Chelsea Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cici Wingate led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. Evelyn Wingate was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 14 boards.

Knights

Offensive Rebounds

01/31/25 @ Christ Chapel Academy	17
01/13/25 @ Blue Ridge Christian	8
01/10/25 vs Holy Family Academy	2

Chelsea Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.

When it comes to explaining why Christ Chapel Academy lost, don't look at Zaria Gaskins. Despite the final result, she went 7 for 16 en route to 17 points.

Chelsea Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points per game. As for Christ Chapel Academy, they moved to 9-6 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Chelsea Academy will challenge Seton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Christ Chapel Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 54-53 loss against Fairfax HomeSchool on the 1st.