Lafayette Christian is 0-9 against Central Christian since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lafayette Christian Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Central Christian Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Monday, Lafayette Christian took a serious blow against Springwood, falling 58-24. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lafayette Christian in their matchups with Springwood: they've now lost six in a row.
Lafayette Christian's loss came about despite a quality game from Carmen Bridges, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Bridges scored a full 70.8% of Lafayette Christian's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Marta Camps was another key contributor, scoring 2 points along with 3 steals.
Meanwhile, Central Christian came up short against Konos Academy on Tuesday and fell 43-36.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Riley Clark, who scored 12 points along with 5 rebounds. Clark is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Schneider, who scored 7 points along with 5 rebounds.
Lafayette Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Central Christian, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Lafayette Christian was dealt a bruising 58-8 loss at the hands of Central Christian when the teams last played back in January of 2019. Thankfully for Lafayette Christian, Ana Carter (who scored 15 points along with 3 steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
