After both having extra time off, the Southside Christian Warriors and the Star Christian Academy Golden Tigers will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Southside Christian is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering DASH just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Tuesday. They lost 76-54 to the United.
Despite the defeat, Southside Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Luca Preciado went 7-for-16 on his way to 23 points. That was a full 42.6% of the Warriors' points, marking the fifth time in a row Preciado has posted more than a third of the team's points. Ayden Coley was another key player, putting up eight points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Star Christian Academy played a tough matchup two weeks ago in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 64-29 loss at the hands of Village Christian Academy.
Southside Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Star Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Southside Christian was taken down by Star Christian Academy 63-33 in their previous matchup back in November of 2019. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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