Center Place's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They fell to Clinton Christian Academy 44-39. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Center Place of the 58-49 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Defeat or not, Center Place got some senior leadership from Blayne Schrunk and Josh Fountain. Schrunk dropped a double-double on 13 points and 18 rebounds, while Fountain. scored six points along with 14 rebounds and two steals. Fountain is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down 14 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Alaniz, who scored 11 points along with five steals.
Jared Wisniewski was his usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with six steals for Clinton Christian Academy. Another player making a difference was Parker Lowe, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Center Place has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Clinton Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Center Place will face off against North County Christian at TBD on Thursday. Hopefully Center Place focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Friday. As for Clinton Christian Academy, they and Overland Christian will face off at 12:00 p.m. on February 10th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
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