Even though the Nazaret Christian Academy Lions scored an imposing 67 points on Thursday, the Southland Christian FLAMES still came out on top. Southland Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Nazaret Christian Academy and snuck past 70-67. Given Southland Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 189th, while Nazaret Christian Academy is ranked 527th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southland Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Juan Rios out in front who scored 19 points along with five assists and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek Lopez, who scored 12 points along with six steals.
Southland Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for Nazaret Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-15.
Southland Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Nazaret Christian Academy also has no future games currently scheduled.
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