The Christian Central Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the Global Concepts Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Christian Central Academy's game on Tuesday was all tied up 24-24 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 62-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Buffalo Academy of Science.
Meanwhile, Global Concepts' recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight loss. They fell 50-43 to Tapestry. Global Concepts has not had much luck with Tapestry recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Anthuan Villalobo, who scored 12 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Darius Brown II, who scored nine points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Global Concepts smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. This was only their tenth loss (out of 14 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Christian Central Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-7. As for Global Concepts, they dropped their record down to 5-13 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Christian Central Academy ended up a good deal behind Global Concepts when the teams last played back in January of 2015, losing 54-36. Can Christian Central Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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