The Ridgeview Global Studies Academy Explorers lost against the Lakeland Christian Vikings back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Ridgeview Global Studies Academy's rough 62-37 defeat to Lakeland Christian might stick with them for a while. Ridgeview Global Studies Academy has struggled against Lakeland Christian recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Lakeland Christian found their leader in underclassman Issa Simpson, who scored 19 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. That's the first time this season that Simpson scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Bennett, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Ridgeview Global Studies Academy bumped their record down to 4-6 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 29.0 points per game. As for Lakeland Christian, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Ridgeview Global Studies Academy will look to defend their home court on Friday against Discovery at 5:30 p.m. As for Lakeland Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Santa Fe Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Fe Catholic has now lost ten straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 27.
