After flying high against the San Tan Foothills Sabercats last Thursday, the Gilbert Christian Knights came back down to earth. Gilbert Christian suffered a rough 57-35 loss at the hands of Blue Ridge on Tuesday. Gilbert Christian was down 50-28 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Gilbert Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Melissa Johnson, who scored ten points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johnson has scored all season. Unesu Machiri was another key contributor, scoring six points along with five rebounds.
Gilbert Christian's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Blue Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 14-10.
Gilbert Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Blue Ridge, they will head out on the road to square off against Snowflake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Snowflake will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Blue Ridge surely won't give up without a fight.
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