Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Christ the King couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They had to suffer through a 108-28 loss at the hands of the Cherokee Braves. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Braves are ranked 23rd).
Despite the loss, Christ the King still got an impressive performance from Claire Broda, who posted 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rosie Gorman, who scored six points.
Whitney Rogers was her usual excellent self, going 13-for-19 to rack up 31 points and three steals for Cherokee. The dominant performance gave Rogers a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Aaliyah Rogers, who shot 63% from the field en route to 15 points and eight steals.
Christ the King's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.3 points on average over those games. As for Cherokee, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-2 record this season.
Christ the King does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cherokee, they have already played their next match, a 69-50 win against Albemarle on the 7th.
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