You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Families Instructing Students HomeSchool on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Excel Christian Academy Spartans out of the water with a 46-17 final score. The Hawks pushed the score to 40-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans had little chance of recovering from.
Families Instructing Students HomeSchool had a senior duo take command as Melody Lee dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards and Julianna Lamon went 6 of 9 on her way to 17 points, to go along with six rebounds and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Lee has scored at least a third of Families Instructing Students HomeSchool's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Makayla Calzada, who posted eight points.
Despite the loss, Excel Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Bianca Berbick, who had six points and 15 boards. Berbick is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last six games she's played. Aysia Mertz was another key player, putting up three points.
The win got Families Instructing Students HomeSchool back to even at 2-2. As for Excel Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Families Instructing Students HomeSchool will challenge Sarasota Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Families Instructing Students HomeSchool's defense has only allowed 25.2 points per game this season, so Sarasota Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Excel Christian Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 57-25 victory against Candlelight Christian Academy on the 9th.
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