Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 12 to 4 on the offensive boards, a fact the Christian Academy Saints proved on Friday. They came out on top against Florence Christian by a score of 30-20. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Christian Academy also won the last time the pair played back in January.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mary Claire MacDonald, who scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Owens, who scored five points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Despite the loss, Florence Christian had strong showings from Emerson Poston, who scored five points along with ten rebounds and six assists, and Elise Hicks, who scored four points. Poston has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played.
Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Florence Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-12.
Christian Academy will take on Pee Dee Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Pee Dee Academy: 29.8, Christian Academy: 22.3) so any points scored will be well earned. Florence Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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