If Rejoice Christian was feeling good fresh off their 77-42 takedown of Chouteau-Mazie last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rejoice Christian Eagles were dealt a 69-31 defeat at the hands of the Howe Lions on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Lions are ranked 43rd).
Howe was led to victory by Slatey Jo Free and Kadynce Delt. Free on her way to 24 points in addition to six boards and four steals, while Delt dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Those 24 points gave Free a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazz Harrison, who posted seven points and three steals.
Rejoice Christian's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Howe, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 20-6.
Rejoice Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Howe, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-39 victory against Calera on the 24th.
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