This season hasn't been kind to the Nuview Bridge Knights, who are still winless after their fifth matchup. They were beaten by Desert Christian Academy 73-45 on Tuesday. Nuview Bridge has struggled against Desert Christian Academy recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Desert Christian Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Augustine Youssef out in front who scored 22 points along with eight rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Youssef has scored at least 25% of Desert Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Herling, who scored 11 points along with six assists and four steals.
Nuview Bridge bumped their record down to 0-5 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Desert Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Nuview Bridge will head out on the road to face off against Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Desert Christian Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against San Jacinto Valley Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully San Jacinto Valley Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Tuesday.
