After losing to Nease the last time they met, University Christian decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The University Christian Christians enjoyed a cozy 53-36 victory over the Nease Panthers on Thursday. Given the Christians' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Panthers are ranked 337th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading University Christian to victory were Ty Duncan and Markel Holmes. Duncan posted 15 points, while Holmes had 11 points. Marvin Christie was another key player, putting up six points.
Despite the loss, Nease still got an impressive performance from Langston Hackworth, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of John Archer, who put up three points and three steals.
University Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Nease, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
University Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 63-56 defeat against Andrew Jackson on the 13th. As for Nease, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-40 loss against Tocoi Creek on the 13th.
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