Lighthouse Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 62-17 loss at the hands of the Clay City Eels. That makes it the first time this season the Lions have let down their home crowd.
Despite the defeat, Lighthouse Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ellie Mae Winders dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds. With that strong performance, Winders is now averaging an impressive 8.5 rebounds per game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clay City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taylor Rhienhart, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Rhienhart a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven). Ellie Stoelting was another key player, scoring six points plus nine rebounds and six steals.
Lighthouse Christian Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-4. As for Clay City, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Lighthouse Christian Academy has already played their next game, a 67-23 defeat against Christian Academy on the 16th. As for Clay City, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 40-19 loss against Shakamak on the 19th.
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