Seffner Christian suffered their closest defeat since November 22nd on Friday. They fell just short of the Zephyrhills Christian Academy Warriors by a score of 67-64. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Warriors are ranked 134th).
Zephyrhills Christian Academy was led to victory by Sansao Wika and Jordani Blanc. Wika went 8 of 12 en route to 20 points and eight rebounds, while Blanc went 8 of 11 on his way to 17 points along with seven boards and three steals. Wika has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Perez, who posted five points along with seven boards and five steals.
Seffner Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Zephyrhills Christian Academy, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Seffner Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Chamberlain at 7:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025. As for Zephyrhills Christian Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 79-30 win against Excel Christian Academy on the 21st.
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