The Central Pointe Christian Academy CPCA pushed their score all the way to 61 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They received a tough blow as they fell 76-61 to Vine Christian Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Tuesday (60), Central Pointe Christian Academy still had to take the loss.
Vine Christian Academy had a senior duo take command as Keniel Velez scored 28 points along with nine rebounds and three steals and Luis Carias dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Velez has scored at least 25% of Vine Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Velez, who scored eight points.
Central Pointe Christian Academy's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3. As for Vine Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Central Pointe Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Life Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on December 14th. Life Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 738th, while Central Pointe Christian Academy is ranked 15th). Vine Christian Academy will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on DME Academy Blue at 5:30 p.m. on January 6, 2024. DME Academy Blue has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 206 points over their last three matches.
