The Life Christian Academy Lions's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their sixth straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 77-76 to Montverde Academy Regional. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Dan Morales and Angel Romeu certainly did their best on Thursday to try and avoid the loss. Morales scored 24 points, while Romeu scored 23 points. Morales scored a full 31.6% of Life Christian Academy's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jeriel Dinzey, who scored nine points.
Life Christian Academy's loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 1-12. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Montverde Academy Regional, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Life Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against West Oaks Academy at 4:00 p.m. on January 5th. West Oaks Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 205 points over their last three contests. Montverde Academy Regional won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against ABF Academy at 4:00 p.m. on January 5th. ABF Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 561 points over their last eight matchups.
