The City of Life Christian Academy Warriors will square off against the Forest Lake Academy Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, City of Life Christian Academy ended up a good deal behind Celebration and lost 64-47.
Despite the loss, City of Life Christian Academy got top-tier performance from Abigail Squires, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 steals. That was a full 40.4% of City of Life Christian Academy's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Treftz, who had seven points.
Even though they lost, City of Life Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Forest Lake Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 59-32 loss at the hands of Winter Springs. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 366th, while the Bears are ranked 159th).
City of Life Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Forest Lake Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
City of Life Christian Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Forest Lake Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 47-42 win. Will City of Life Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Forest Lake Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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