It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Jupiter Christian had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Benjamin Buccaneers by a score of 48-40. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 63-13 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Jupiter Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addison Simmons, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Simmons has scored at least a third of Jupiter Christian's points. Savannah Altman was another key player, putting up seven points and 15 rebounds.
Kinzie Bunting and Marlee Schwab certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Bunting posted 13 points and eight steals, while Schwab had 15 points. The dominant performance gave Bunting a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Amorosino, who earned three points.
Jupiter Christian has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Benjamin, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.
Jupiter Christian has already played their next match (against John Carroll Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Benjamin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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