Clay City won the last time they faced Lighthouse Christian Academy, and things went their way on Friday too. The Clay City Eels took their contest with ease, bagging a 62-17 victory over the Lighthouse Christian Academy Lions. The Eels pushed the score to 47-16 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions had no chance of recovering from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clay City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taylor Rhienhart, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Rhienhart a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven). Ellie Stoelting was another key player, earning six points along with nine rebounds and six steals.
Clay City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lighthouse Christian Academy only pulled down nine.
Despite the loss, Lighthouse Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ellie Mae Winders dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds. With that strong performance, Winders is now averaging an impressive 8.5 rebounds per game.
The win made it two in a row for Clay City and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for Lighthouse Christian Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-4.
Clay City wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 40-19 loss against Shakamak on the 19th. Lighthouse Christian Academy has also already played their next match, a 67-23 defeat against Christian Academy on the 16th.
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