This season hasn't been kind to the Calvary Chapel Academy Eagles, who are still winless after their fourth contest. They fell 39-30 to Merritt Island Christian on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Calvary Chapel Academy in their matchups with Merritt Island Christian: they've now lost four in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Calvary Chapel Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kaleb Steiger. Despite the final result, he scored 11 points along with 3 steals.
Leading Merritt Island Christian to victory were Connor Angstadt and Trey Nevad. Angstadt scored 17 points along with 3 steals, while Nevad dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Nevad has scored at least 25% of Merritt Island Christian's points.
Calvary Chapel Academy bumped their record down to 0-4 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Merritt Island Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 1-2.
Calvary Chapel Academy will head out on the road to face off against Cocoa Beach at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Merritt Island Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pineapple Cove Classical Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Pineapple Cove Classical Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 on Wednesday.
