The St. John Lutheran Saints and the Aucilla Christian Warriors will compete for holiday cheer at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, St. John Lutheran humbled Gainesville Christian Community with a 43-8 victory.
| 12/13/24 vs Gainesville Christian Community | 28 |
| 01/04/24 @ Oasis Christian | 18 |
| 12/08/23 vs Countryside Christian | 15 |
| 12/07/23 @ First Academy | 13 |
| 02/02/24 vs Saint Francis Catholic | 12 |
Layla Salman had a dynamite game for St. John Lutheran, going 11 of 22 on her way to 28 points. The dominant performance gave Salman a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabelle Baluyot, who posted two points and seven steals.
Meanwhile, Aucilla Christian earned a 30-20 win over Altha on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
St. John Lutheran better focus on containing Avery Emerick and Georgia Lindsey as the pair were huge in Aucilla Christian's win. Emerick almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 18 boards, while Lindsey dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards. Emerick also grabbed five steals, which is notable because Aucilla Christian is 5-2 when she posts at least five steals, but 0-3 otherwise. Lexie Eades was another key player, putting up eight points along with seven boards and three steals.
Aucilla Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 20 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
The victory got Aucilla Christian back to even at 5-5. As for St. John Lutheran, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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