Rivers of Life Christian unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 64-54 to the Crosspoint Christian Crosspoint Christian on Tuesday. The Eagles have struggled against Crosspoint Christian recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Rivers of Life Christian's loss came despite strong showings from Jacob Cochran and Preston Sheppard. Cochran scored 23 points, while Sheppard had 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tayden Carter, who earned six points.
Crosspoint Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Asher Weldy, who earned 13 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Weldy a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (50%). Another player making a difference was Payton Lauth, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds.
With the win, Crosspoint Christian broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-3.
Rivers of Life Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Providence Classical Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on December 4th. Crosspoint Christian also won't see the court for a while: their next matchup is against Thomas Jefferson School at 6:30 p.m. on December 5th.
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