On Tuesday, the Judah Christian Academy Lions didn't have quite enough to beat the UR Academy Lions and fell 62-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), Judah Christian Academy still had to take the loss.
Judah Christian Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Josiah Vroege, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 17 points. Vroege is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Chase Haggins, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Judah Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as UR Academy only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead UR Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gabriel Thompson, who went 11 for 20 en route to 22 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Melton, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 16 points.
Judah Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for UR Academy, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Judah Christian Academy will take on Providence Classical at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Judah Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.9 points per game this season. As for UR Academy, they will square off against Lee Park Prep at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in UR Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
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