After flying high against the Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars on Thursday, the Elkhart Christian Academy Eagles came back down to earth. Elkhart Christian Academy was beaten by Lakewood Park Christian 54-26 on Saturday. Elkhart Christian Academy has struggled against Lakewood Park Christian recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Elkhart Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Ivy Clapsaddle scored 20 points. Clapsaddle scored a full 76.9% of Elkhart Christian Academy's points, the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Leading Lakewood Park Christian to victory were Jade Carnahan and Ava Mcgrade. Carnahan scored 13 points along with seven assists and seven steals, while Mcgrade scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Those seven steals set a new season-high mark for her. Gracelyn Martin was another key contributor, scoring five points along with three steals.
Elkhart Christian Academy now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Lakewood Park Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elkhart Christian Academy will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against South Bend Clay at 7:30 p.m. on January 9th. Hopefully South Bend Clay focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Friday. As for Lakewood Park Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Clinton Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clinton Christian comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 22 points in their last five games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
