The Mountain Mission Challengers lost against the Jefferson Christian Academy Cardinals back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Mountain Mission received a tough blow as they fell 54-39 to Jefferson Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, Mountain Mission can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while Jefferson Christian Academy is ranked 68th).
When it comes to explaining why Mountain Mission lost, one person who can't be blamed is Gladness Peter. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Peter has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ana Chacha, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Mountain Mission has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-7 record this season. As for Jefferson Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Mountain Mission will head out on the road to challenge Varsity Opponent at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Mission is coming into the game with five straight losses on the road, meaning Varsity Opponent will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. Jefferson Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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