Shining Light Academy entered their game against Lee Christian on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Shining Light Academy Knights fell 65-53 to the Lee Christian Falcons. The match was a 23-23 toss-up at halftime, but the Knights couldn't quite close it out.
Shining Light Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Harry Uwaifo, who posted 11 points and six rebounds. Nati Mitchell-Rozzi was another key player, putting up 19 points.
Even though they lost, Shining Light Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lee Christian only racked up seven assists.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lee Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Justin Brown, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. Brown is also crushing it when it comes to blocks: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Daniel Rumbold, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 22 points.
Shining Light Academy's defeat ended a 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2. As for Lee Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Shining Light Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 80-61 win against Surry HomeSchool on the 20th. As for Lee Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 84-42 victory against North Hills Christian on the 19th.
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