After a string of three wins, the Richmond Christian Warriors's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a hard 53-38 fall against Christchurch School. Richmond Christian was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Christchurch School apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2015.
Richmond Christian's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Morgan Trimble, who scored 19 points along with two steals. Trimble has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kailah Carter, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Khoudia Diagne was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds for Christchurch School. Diagne also posted eight assists for the first time this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carmen Navarrete, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds.
Richmond Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 12-3. As for Christchurch School, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Richmond Christian will head out on the road to face off against Portsmouth Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Portsmouth 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 377th, while Richmond Christian is ranked 180th). As for Christchurch School, they will head out on the road to square off against Norfolk Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Norfolk Christian is coming into the matchup with nine straight wins at home, so Christchurch School is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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