Norton Science & Language Academy played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Calvary Baptist Cougars, falling 92-27. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 981st, while the Cougars are ranked 290th).
Despite the loss, Norton Science & Language Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Armani Roman-Walker posted nine points and seven rebounds. Ayden Alba was another key player, putting up five points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Calvary Baptist to victory, but perhaps none more so than Akol Machol, who made all 8 shots he took racking up 16 points along with six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Martin Malual, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 18 points and three steals.
Norton Science & Language Academy now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Calvary Baptist, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
Norton Science & Language Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 39-36 victory against Crossroads Christian on the 12th. As for Calvary Baptist, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 74-51 win against Bethel Christian on the 12th.
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