
Lions
01/06/25 @ Westminster Catawba Christian | 59-30 |
12/19/24 @ The Fletcher School | 56-19 |
12/13/24 @ Gaston Day | 50-5 |
12/12/24 vs Fayetteville Academy | 1-0 |
12/05/24 vs Pine Lake Prep | 65-21 |
Ambassador Christian School waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They breezed by the Westminster Catawba Christian Indians to the tune of 59-30. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 24 points or more this season.
Ambassador Christian School's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gabrielle Gophin, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 steals. Gophin is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. Sadie Faulkner was another key player, going 7 for 8 on her way to 18 points and five steals.
Ambassador Christian School was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Several Indians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Leah Ross, who posted four points and three steals.
Ambassador Christian School is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.8 points per game. As for Westminster Catawba Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.
Ambassador Christian School will look to defend their home court on January 14th against Uwharrie Charter Academy at 6:00 p.m. Ambassador Christian School has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Westminster Catawba Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-42 win against SouthLake Christian Academy on the 7th.
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