After flying high against Sotomayor on Friday, Churchill came back down to earth. The Churchill Chargers fell 77-67 to the Amarillo Sandies on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (64), the Chargers still had to take the loss.
Alina Hernandez and Rakiya Nelson certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Hernandez went 8 for 19 en route to 27 points, while Nelson dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. The matchup was Nelson's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Martens, who posted 11 points.
Even though they lost, Churchill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
With the loss, Churchill broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-3. As for Amarillo, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Churchill will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Medina Valley at 11:30 a.m. One thing working in Churchill's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games. As for Amarillo, they will take on Coronado at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Amarillo's favor as the squad sits on 13 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Coronado has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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