Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask City of Life Christian Academy). They breezed by the Oasis Christian Lions to the tune of 53-19 on Friday. The team ran away with 41 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the victory.
City of Life Christian Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Abigail Squires, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Squires has scored at least a third of City of Life Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Garcia, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 steals.
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Carly Shoultz, who earned six points. Karsyn Roberts was another key player, scoring six points.
City of Life Christian Academy pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.4 points per game. As for Oasis Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. City of Life Christian Academy will venture away from home to square off against Altamonte Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Altamonte Christian will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something City of Life Christian Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Oasis Christian, they will challenge All Saints' Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Oasis Christian is facing All Saints' Academy at the right time seeing as All Saints' Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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