After flying high against The Classical Academy of Sarasota last Thursday, Bayshore Christian came back down to earth. The Bayshore Christian Faith Warriors took a blow against the Indian Rocks Christian Eagles on Friday, falling 81-45. While losing is never fun, the Faith Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 711th, while the Eagles are ranked 295th).
Despite the loss, Bayshore Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tylan Lewis posted 26 points and three steals. That was a full 57.8% of Bayshore Christian's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Casey Martin, who put up four points in addition to ten rebounds and four blocks.
It was another big night for Will Murphree, who dropped a triple-double on 32 points, 11 boards, and ten assists for Indian Rocks Christian. Murphree has been hot for a while, having posted 15 or more points the last 11 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin McDonnell, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Bayshore Christian dropped their record down to 5-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Indian Rocks Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Bayshore Christian has already played their next match, an 82-51 loss against Brandon Academy on the 13th. As for Indian Rocks Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 61-58 win against Osceola on the 13th.
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