It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions can now relate to. They took a 51-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The defeat was just more heartbreak for Pusch Ridge Christian Academy who fell 57-55 when the teams previously met back in January of 2023.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy lost on Wednesday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ben Lambe, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Mason Hoke, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Thatcher's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Christian Carter, who scored 23 points along with five assists and five rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Carter has scored at least a third of Thatcher's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Nicholas, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-11 record this season. As for Thatcher, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 19-7.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Thatcher, they will head out on the road to take on Holbrook at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Holbrook focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 last Wednesday.
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