If Calvary Baptist was feeling good fresh off their 94-30 takedown of Cornerstone Christian last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Calvary Baptist Cougars took a 45-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Legacy Christian Academy Lions on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 491st, while the Lions are ranked 137th).
Calvary Baptist lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Akol Machol, who posted eight points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Martin Malual, who earned nine points and six rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Calvary Baptist smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive games.
Calvary Baptist's loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Legacy Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
Calvary Baptist wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 35-31 win against Bellflower on the 27th. As for Legacy Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 71-52 victory against Beckman on the 27th.
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