It was a good run, but the Chelsea Academy Knights unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Christ Chapel Academy by a score of 54-51. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Chelsea Academy has suffered since January 23rd.
Chelsea Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cici Wingate, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Evelyn Wingate was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Chelsea Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 29 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Christ Chapel Academy only pulled down seven offensive rebounds.
Zaria Gaskins was her usual excellent self, scoring 38 points along with six rebounds and two steals for Christ Chapel Academy. That makes it five consecutive games in which Gaskins has scored at least a third of Christ Chapel Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maya Brantley, who scored 12 points.
Chelsea Academy's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Christ Chapel Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Chelsea Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Christ Chapel Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Virginia Academy at 5:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Virginia Academypresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Christ Chapel Academy in Virginia (Virginia Academy is ranked 23rd, while Christ Chapel Academy is ranked 177th).
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