It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Burlington Christian Academy Royals had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 65-39 margin over the Falcons. Burlington Christian Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 22 points or more this season.
Isaiah Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Bush, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Friendship Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Eugene Amadi. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Amadi has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Liam Willis, who scored five points along with six assists and three steals.
Burlington Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which somehow isn't as good as their 20-6 record this season. As for Friendship Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.
Burlington Christian Academy will head out on the road to take on Gaston Day at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Gaston Day knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 11 contests -- so hopefully Burlington Christian Academy likes a good challenge. Friendship Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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