Colonial Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Cushman Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Colonial Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Colonial Christian pushed their score all the way to 65 last Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a hard 80-65 fall against Pinecrest Glades Academy. Colonial Christian has struggled against Pinecrest Glades Academy recently, as their matchup last Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Colonial Christian's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Christian Valino, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds, and Ari Espinosa who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. That was a full 35.4% of Colonial Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Kevin Gomez was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Cushman suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Hebrew Academy on the road and fell 57-13. While losing is never fun, Cushman can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 631st, while Hebrew Academy is ranked 146th).
Colonial Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Cushman, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.
Colonial Christian was dealt a bruising 72-42 defeat at the hands of Cushman when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Colonial Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.