The Eukarya Christian Academy Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Wakefield Country Day Owls at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On January 4th, Eukarya Christian Academy suffered a tough 50-30 defeat at the hands of Grace Christian. Eukarya Christian Academy was down 38-18 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Wakefield Country Day fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Varsity Opponent on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the by a score of 60-58. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the defeat, Wakefield Country Day got a solid performance out of Alfredo Martinez, who scored 40 points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Wakefield Country Day smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Eukarya Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 0-2. Wakefield Country Day's record now sits at 1-4.
Eukarya Christian Academy took a serious blow against Wakefield Country Day in their previous matchup back in February of 2019, falling 57-29. Can Eukarya Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
