If The Carmel School was riding high fresh off their 68-15 takedown of Quantico on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Carmel School Wildcats fell 62-55 to Christ Chapel Academy on Saturday. The Wildcats lost against Christ Chapel Academy in their previous head to head back in February of 2021, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 54-7 score last time.
Despite the loss, The Carmel School still got an impressive performance from Kedelin Santos, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine boards. That was a full 49.1% of The Carmel School's points, marking the 11th time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Clara Sirois was another key player, putting up 15 points and eight rebounds.
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Even though they lost, The Carmel School smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in nine consecutive contests.
Leading Christ Chapel Academy to victory were Zaria Gaskins and Nyanbuot Woul Makec. Gaskins scored 26 points, while Woul Makec went 8 for 16 en route to 18 points and four blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Rodriquez, who had two points and seven assists.
The Carmel School's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Christ Chapel Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.
The Carmel School will head out to challenge Grace Christian School at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Carmel School is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.5 points per game this season. As for Christ Chapel Academy, they will take on Northern Virginia HomeSchool at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Christ Chapel Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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