After flying high against the Boca Raton Christian Blazers last Monday, the Jupiter Christian Eagles came back down to earth. Jupiter Christian fell just short of Lake Worth Christian by a score of 81-78. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game last Monday (61), Jupiter Christian still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Jupiter Christian lost on Tuesday, one person who can't be blamed is Conner Hoffman. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 32 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hoffman has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Barrett, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Jupiter Christian were working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Jupiter Christian bumped their record down to 4-7 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Lake Worth Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jupiter Christian will take on Oxbridge Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lake Worth Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against FAU High at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. FAU High will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 751st, while Lake Worth Christian is ranked 302nd).
