The Ridgeview Global Studies Academy Explorers suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Thursday. Their rough 62-37 loss to Lakeland Christian might stick with them for a while. Ridgeview Global Studies Academy has not had much luck with Lakeland Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Ridgeview Global Studies Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Chelsse Jean-Giles and Stephanie Morales. Jean-Giles scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and five blocks, while Morales scored 23 points. That's the first time this season that Jean-Giles pulled down eight or more rebounds.
Lakeland Christian found their leader in underclassman Issa Simpson, who scored 19 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. That's the first time this season that Simpson scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Bennett, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Ridgeview Global Studies Academy's defeat was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 4-6. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 29.0 points per game. As for Lakeland Christian, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Ridgeview Global Studies Academy will look to defend their home court on Friday against Discovery at 5:30 p.m. As for Lakeland Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Santa Fe Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Fe Catholic has now lost ten straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 27.
