Basketball Recap: West Shore Christian Academy Comes Up Short

West Shore Christian Academy came up into this matchup off a tough 29-point loss last Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the New Covenant Christian Flames by a score of 54-51 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for West Shore Christian Academy in their matchups with New Covenant Christian: they've now lost three in a row.

New Covenant Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alexander Hart, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards. Hart has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Talan VanderPloog was another key player, putting up 16 points.

West Shore Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for New Covenant Christian, they pushed their record up to 11-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.

West Shore Christian Academy will host Mount Calvary Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. New Covenant Christian has already played their next matchup (against Harrisburg Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.