Turlock Christian played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Venture Academy Mustangs, falling 53-26. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost five in a row.
Faith Hayes and Christiana Eivaz certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Hayes posted ten points along with six boards and four blocks, while Eivaz put up six points and nine rebounds. Eivaz has been hot, having posted nine or more rebounds the last eight times she's played.
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| 01/23/25 @ Venture Academy | 26-53 |
| 01/21/25 vs Aspire Langston Hughes Academy | 27-44 |
| 01/17/25 @ Ben Holt College Prep Academy | 20-55 |
Even though they lost, Turlock Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive contests.
Kelyiana Neal continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Venture Academy, dropping a double-double on 33 points and ten steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Neal has scored at least a third of Venture Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Kimora Crawford, who scored six points in addition to 17 boards and six steals.
Turlock Christian now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Venture Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-6.
It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Turlock Christian Eagles duke it out with the Millennium Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Venture Academy, they will challenge Aspire Langston Hughes Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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