If the Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders were riding high off their 68-43 takedown of the Unity Christian Lions last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Arthur-Okaw Christian took a 51-37 bruising from La Salette Academy on Monday. Arthur-Okaw Christian was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as La Salette Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February.
Arthur-Okaw Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was James Lee, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds. The matchup was Lee's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Rutledge, who scored six points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead La Salette Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eamon Martin, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds. The matchup was Martin's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Charles Prather, who scored seven points along with six rebounds.
Arthur-Okaw Christian now has a losing record at 4-5. As for La Salette Academy, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Arthur-Okaw Christian will challenge Heritage at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Heritage focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 34 on Tuesday. La Salette Academy will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Donovan at 4:30 p.m. on December 14th. Donovan is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 54 points per game.
