The New Jerusalem Christian Academy Eagles waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They came out on top against Cristo Rey Tampa by a score of 48-35.
New Jerusalem Christian Academy was led to victory by Donathan Edwards and Elijah Marcellus. Edwards scored 14 points, while Marcellus scored 16 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Edwards has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jaylin Harris, who scored six points.
Cristo Rey Tampa lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tyler Evans, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds. Evans has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryan Vargas, who scored ten points.
The win got New Jerusalem Christian Academy back to even at 8-8. As for Cristo Rey Tampa, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-8.
New Jerusalem Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Cristo Rey Tampa will head out on the road to face off against the Royal Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: JACOB YEAGER and Vargas.
