It was a proper cat-fight when Gloria Deo Academy duked it out with El Paso HomeSchool on Friday. The Lions took a 61-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 54-46 last Friday.
Leading El Paso HomeSchool to victory were Clay Cranson and Jonah Rouse. Cranson dropped a double-double with 16 points and 16 rebounds, while Rouse shot 50% from the field to rack up 19 points. Cranson has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last five times he's played. Joshua Neff was another key player, putting up four points in addition to seven assists and seven rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Gloria Deo Academy and nudges their season record down to 11-17. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.5 points over those games. As for El Paso HomeSchool, their record is now 25-3.
Gloria Deo Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for El Paso HomeSchool, they will face off against Transmountain Early College High School at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers will be up against the Mavericks' rather soft defense (which has allowed 51.75 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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