It was a good run, but the Mount Calvary Christian Chargers unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They were the victim of a rough 67-46 defeat at the hands of Linville Hill. While losing is never fun, Mount Calvary Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 495th, while Linville Hill is ranked 148th).
Despite the loss, Mount Calvary Christian had strong showings from Avery Kopcha, who scored 14 points along with three steals, and Josiah Masters, who scored 13 points. Kopcha has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Witmer, who scored five points along with three steals.
Mount Calvary Christian's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Linville Hill, the victory (which was their 14th in a row) raised their record to 20-1.
Mount Calvary Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 74-70 defeat vs. High Point Baptist Academy on the 19th. Linville Hill will look to defend their home court on Thursday against La Academia Charter at 7:00 p.m. Linville Hill is coming into the game with 23 straight wins at home, so La Academia Charter will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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