TPLS Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 87-50 loss at the hands of the Riverdale Baptist Crusaders. The Lions lost against the Crusaders in their previous head to head back in March of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 64-49 score last time.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Riverdale Baptist to victory, but perhaps none more so than Za'Hria Higginbotham, who went 9 for 18 on her way to 22 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Higginbotham a new career-high in boards. Makyiah Ward was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
TPLS Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Riverdale Baptist, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-6.
TPLS Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Shining Star Sports Academy at 5:30 p.m. on February 4th. As for Riverdale Baptist, they will challenge Coolidge at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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