Basketball Recap: Carson Faber's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Contra Costa Christian over Making Waves Academy

After flying high against Fremont Christian last Thursday, Contra Costa Christian came back down to earth. The Contra Costa Christian Cougars took a 51-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Making Waves Academy Marlins on Tuesday. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 51-44 two weeks ago.

Contra Costa Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carson Faber, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 boards. The matchup was Faber's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Gerrit Johnston, who posted eight points and 14 rebounds.

Even though they lost, Contra Costa Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in ten consecutive contests.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Making Waves Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caleb Solemon, who put up 17 points in addition to six assists and five steals. Those five steals gave Solemon a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Marquez, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 boards.

Contra Costa Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points per game. As for Making Waves Academy, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 14-7.

Contra Costa Christian has already played their next match, a 63-55 victory against Emery on the 31st. As for Making Waves Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 67-47 win against Fremont Christian on the 31st.