After flying high against West Gate Christian Academy last Monday, Palm Grove Christian came back down to earth. The Palm Grove Christian Gators lost 61-35 to the New Jerusalem Christian Academy Eagles on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Gators' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Palm Grove Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Reece Miller, who posted seven points. Jeremiah Pitts was another key player, putting up 12 points.
New Jerusalem Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Jayden Middleton, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds. Those 12 points set a new season-high mark for Middleton. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Marcellus, who put up seven points and 11 rebounds.
Palm Grove Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-2. As for New Jerusalem Christian Academy, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Palm Grove Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 72-13 victory against The Classical Academy of Sarasota on the 6th. As for New Jerusalem Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-23 win against Central Baptist Christian on the 6th.
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