There's no place like home for Christ Chapel Academy, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They snuck past Chelsea Academy with a 62-58 win on Monday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Zaria Gaskins, who scored 37 points along with six steals and two blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Christ Chapel Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maya Brantley, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten steals.
Christ Chapel Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Chelsea Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3.
Christ Chapel Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Trinity at Meadow View at 5:30 p.m. on January 23rd. Trinity at Meadow View will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 317th, while Christ Chapel Academy is ranked 139th). Chelsea Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Fairfax HomeSchool at 4:30 p.m. on January 23rd. Fairfax HomeSchool is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
