Harvest Temple Christian Academy fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Put-in-Bay on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 49-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Put-in-Bay Panthers. Harvest Temple Christian Academy was not able to repeat the success they had when they faced Put-in-Bay earlier this season, when they won 48-42.
Several Harvest Temple Christian Academy players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sam Leonetti, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 21 rebounds. Harvest Temple Christian Academy is 3-1 when Leonetti posts eight or more boards, but 6-8 otherwise. Lucas Weirich was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Harvest Temple Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive games.
Harvest Temple Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Put-in-Bay, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-4.
Harvest Temple Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 53-51 victory against Senedot Stripes on the 30th. As for Put-in-Bay, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Monclova Christian Academy at 11:45 a.m.
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