Victory Christian Academy was the 36-32 winner over Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Victory Christian Academy Chargers fell 60-52 to the Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis Crusaders on Tuesday.
Despite the defeat, Victory Christian Academy had strong showings from Elijah Carr, who posted 21 points, and Jadon Blumenthol, who scored 18 points. Dylan Lohrke was another key player, putting up seven points.
Ricardo Jones was his usual excellent self, going 19 for 35 en route to 39 points and five steals for Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis. That makes it 12 consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis' points. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Hardy, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.
Victory Christian Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
Victory Christian Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 51-36 loss against Providence Classical Christian Academy on the 17th. As for Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis, they will challenge Thomas Jefferson School at 6:00 p.m. on January 21st. One thing working in Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
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