It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Blue Ridge Christian Bears ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They walked away with a 44-35 win over Grace Christian. Winning may never get old, but Blue Ridge Christian sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Leading Blue Ridge Christian to victory were Anna Faith Brunk and Callie Paradzinski. Brunk almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds, while Paradzinski almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Paradzinski has scored at least a third of Blue Ridge Christian's points.
Despite the loss, Grace Christian still got an impressive performance from Maddie Harper, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
She wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Grace Christian were working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Blue Ridge Christian only racked up three assists.
Blue Ridge Christian's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Grace Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-4.
Blue Ridge Christian will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Temple Christian at 6:30 p.m. Temple Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 279th, while Blue Ridge Christian is ranked 104th). As for Grace Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Westover Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grace Christian is coming into the match with eight straight losses at home, meaning Westover Christian Academy will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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