Basketball Recap: Walnut Grove Christian Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Jack Bonagura and AJ Curerton

Walnut Grove Christian was the 62-57 winner over Grace Academy when they last played one another back in December of 2015, but their luck changed this time around. The Walnut Grove Christian Christian Warriors fell 81-73 to the Grace Academy Lions on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (64), the Christian Warriors still had to take the loss.

AJ Curerton and Jack Bonagura certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Curerton posted 24 points, while Bonagura put up 21 points. Curerton's evening made it 17 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Lucas Thomason, who had 14 points.

Grace Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carson Payne led the charge by putting up 23 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Borans, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 19 rebounds.

This is the second loss in a row for Walnut Grove Christian and nudges their season record down to 10-7. As for Grace Academy, their record now sits at 16-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Walnut Grove Christian will face off against Lab University Prep Varsity at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Walnut Grove Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matches. As for Grace Academy, they will challenge South Charlotte at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grace Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 75.7 points per game this season.