There's no place like home for Carlisle, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They pulled ahead with a 47-46 photo finish over the Jefferson Christian Academy Cardinals on Saturday. For the Chiefs, this counts as revenge for the 43-41 win the Cardinals walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November.
Jefferson Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Oliver Balai, who scored eight points in addition to nine rebounds and seven assists. Another player making a difference was Solomon Shirey, who went 6 for 13 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds.
Carlisle's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.2 points per game. As for Jefferson Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Carlisle has already played their next contest (against Jefferson Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Jefferson Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Maranatha Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. Jefferson Christian Academy is facing Maranatha Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Maranatha Christian Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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