After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Patriot, Woodcrest Christian was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Mesa Grande Academy Cardinals 73-41. The Royals pushed the score to 58-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cardinals had little chance of recovering from.
Woodcrest Christian was led to victory by Michael Carlson and Riley Downs. Carlson went 6 for 10 en route to 13 points plus six rebounds and three steals, while Downs earned 15 points along with five assists and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Downs a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three). Another player making a difference was Noah Milton, who had eight points in addition to five rebounds and five steals.
Woodcrest Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Woodcrest Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Woodcrest Christian will take on Rim of the World in a tournament on Thursday. Woodcrest Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.6 points per game this season. As for Mesa Grande Academy, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Mesa Grande Academy Cardinals take on the Polytechnic Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Polytechnic has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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