Countryside Christian played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 62-40 to the Ocala Christian Crusaders. The Minutemen were probably out for revenge after losing 64-38 to them when the teams met back in January, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Leading Ocala Christian to victory were Rodney Paz and Conrad Bloom. Paz went 14 of 21 on his way to 35 points, while Bloom dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Those 35 points gave Paz a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Wendell Johnson, who posted three points along with eight boards and five blocks.
This is the second loss in a row for Countryside Christian and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Ocala Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Countryside Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 56-23 defeat against Meadowbrook Academy on the 20th. As for Ocala Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 62-42 victory against Redeemer Christian on the 20th.
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