Basketball Recap: Conrad Bloom and Rodney Paz Secure Win for Ocala Christian

There's no place like home for Ocala Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Countryside Christian Minutemen on Thursday as the Ocala Christian Crusaders made off with a 62-40 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Crusaders also won the last time the pair played back in January.

Ocala Christian was led to victory by Rodney Paz and Conrad Bloom. Paz went 14 for 21 on his way to 35 points, while Bloom dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. With that strong performance, Paz is now averaging an impressive 16 points per game. Wendell Johnson was another key player, putting up three points along with eight boards and five blocks.

Ocala Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points per game. As for Countryside Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.

Ocala Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-42 win against Redeemer Christian on the 20th. As for Countryside Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 56-23 defeat against Meadowbrook Academy on the 20th.