South Haven Christian's game on Friday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They walked away with a 58-47 victory over West Florida Baptist Academy. That's another feather in the cap for South Haven Christian, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Aliya Gagliano continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 30 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of South Haven Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Alexis Palmore, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
West Florida Baptist Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Olivia Pearce, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds. Pearce is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenna Enfinger, who scored 16 points.
South Haven Christian's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for West Florida Baptist Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-6.
South Haven Christian will head out on the road to square off against Pleasant View Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for West Florida Baptist Academy, West Florida Baptist Academy and Pensacola Catholic will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Pensacola Catholic is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
