After flying high against Carolina Christian last Thursday, Walnut Grove Christian came back down to earth. The Walnut Grove Christian Christian Warriors had to suffer through a 75-43 loss at the hands of the Lee Park Prep Knights . The game marked the Christian Warriors' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the loss, Walnut Grove Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore AJ Curerton posted 25 points. That was a full 58.1% of Walnut Grove Christian's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Choate, who put up seven points.
Lee Park Prep got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cole O' Donoghue out in front who went 9 of 13 on his way to 25 points in addition to six assists and five boards. Another player making a difference was Isaac Watkins, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine assists.
Walnut Grove Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Lee Park Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Walnut Grove Christian will host NorthPoint Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. NorthPoint Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.7 points per game this season. As for Lee Park Prep, they will welcome UR Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lee Park Prep also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 57 points per game.
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