Christ Chapel Academy will challenge the Grace Christian School Kings at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Christ Chapel Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Trinity Christian just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 52-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gryphons.
Christ Chapel Academy might have lost, but man, Zaria Gaskins was a machine: she went 11 for 23 en route to 24 points and five steals. That was a full 58.5% of Christ Chapel Academy's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Dasia Smith, who scored six points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian School ended up a good deal behind Fredericksburg Christian on Friday and lost 41-22. While losing is never fun, the Kings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Eagles are ranked 158th).
Claire Tuck was Grace Christian School's leading scorer, having posted six points. Kalei Taylor held things down on the boards with 11 rebounds. She took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Christ Chapel Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Grace Christian School, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-9.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Christ Chapel Academy has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 22.6 boards per game. However, it's not like Grace Christian School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.7 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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