Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up seven more assists than your opponent, a fact the Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy Eagles proved on Monday. They strolled past Challenger with points to spare, taking the game 49-35. Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy pushed the score to 45-21 by the end of the third, a deficit Challenger cut but never quite recovered from.
Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Arianna Ritz, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Lily Denson was another key contributor, scoring 20 points along with three steals.
Despite the loss, Challenger still got an impressive performance from Grace Boston, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and three blocks. Boston also grabbed two steals for the first time this season. Another player making a difference was Arianna Dancy, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds.
Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Challenger, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Victory Christian at 5:00 p.m. on January 23rd. Victory Christian has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 0-3 during that stretch of close contests. Challenger does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
