North Idaho Christian fought the good fight in their overtime match against House of the Lord Christian Academy on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 50-49 to the House of the Lord Christian Academy House of the Lord Christian Academy. The Royals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as House of the Lord Christian Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Despite the loss, North Idaho Christian still got an impressive performance from Chelsey Cate, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds. Cate is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least 13 every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Belle Jordan, who posted 19 points plus three steals.
Even though they lost, North Idaho Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 31 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
North Idaho Christian's record is now 3-2.
While they had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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