The Colonial Christian Patriots will stay at home for another game and welcome Grace Baptist Academy at 4:00 p.m. on January 18th. Colonial Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Colonial Christian pushed their score all the way to 65 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They received a tough blow as they fell 80-65 to Pinecrest Glades Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game on Monday (62), Colonial Christian still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Colonial Christian had strong showings from Christian Valino, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds, and Ari Espinosa, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. That was a full 35.4% of Colonial Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kevin Gomez, who scored 13 points.
Grace Baptist Academy proved they can win big back in December of 2023 (they won by 20) but back in December of 2023 they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Varsity Opponent 21-18. The win made it back-to-back wins for Grace Baptist Academy.
Colonial Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Grace Baptist Academy, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Colonial Christian suffered a grim 48-28 defeat to Grace Baptist Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Colonial Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.