Riverdale Baptist is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Central Pointe Christian Academy National. The Riverdale Baptist Crusaders took a 58-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Central Pointe Christian Academy National White Tigers. The Crusaders have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.

Taylor Timms
02/07/25 vs Central Pointe Christian Academy National | 16 |
02/05/25 @ Imhotep Charter | 18 |
02/04/25 @ Clinton Grace Christian | 21 |
02/03/25 vs Evergreen Christian | 19 |
01/30/25 vs Coolidge | 22 |
01/25/25 vs TPLS Christian Academy | 19 |
Riverdale Baptist lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Taylor Timms, who posted 16 points. The matchup was her sixth in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ariana Meriedy, who put up 12 points.
Central Pointe Christian Academy National's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Desireck Nieves led the charge by putting up 13 points. Another player making a difference was Sofia Acu?a, who scored 11 points.
Riverdale Baptist's defeat dropped their record down to 20-9. As for Central Pointe Christian Academy National, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Riverdale Baptist has already played their next game, a 61-30 victory against Life Center Academy on the 14th. As for Central Pointe Christian Academy National, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 59-42 loss against Winston Salem Christian National on the 7th.
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