Excel Christian Academy fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Praise Academy on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Praise Academy Lions by a score of 43-41. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January.
When it comes to explaining why Excel Christian Academy lost, don't look at Chae Vieira. Despite the final result, she posted 22 points. That was a full 53.7% of Excel Christian Academy's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carolina Otalora, who earned eight points.
This is the second loss in a row for Excel Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Praise Academy, they moved to 1-4 with that victory, which also ended their 24-game losing streak.
Excel Christian Academy and Oakwood Christian will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. As for Praise Academy, they will square off against Strong Rock Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Strong Rock Christian's defense has only allowed 19.2 points per game this season, so Praise Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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