Basketball Recap: Saturday's Loss Ends Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis' Winning Streak

Crusaders

Previous 5 Games

01/18/25 vs Twin City Christian Academy	64-67
01/17/25 vs Varsity Opponent	55-53
01/14/25 vs Victory Christian Academy	60-52
01/09/25 vs Logos	63-35
12/12/24 @ New Life Christian	69-47

It was a good run, but Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Twin City Christian Academy Eagles by a score of 67-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (55), the Crusaders still had to take the loss.

When it comes to explaining why Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis lost, don't look at Ricardo Jones. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 45 points and 12 steals. That was a full 70.3% of Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis' points, marking the 14th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Hardy, who scored eight points along with ten boards and four steals.

Even though they lost, Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.

Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis' defeat dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Twin City Christian Academy, the win got them back to even at 2-2.

Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 55-38 victory against Varsity Opponent on the 18th. Twin City Christian Academy has also already played their next game, a 54-50 win against Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis on the 18th.