Evergreen Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against the Riverdale Baptist Crusaders, falling 90-46. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 194th in Virginia, while the Crusaders are ranked fourth in Maryland).
Evergreen Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kayden Johnson, who posted nine points. Camryn Bullet was another key player, putting up eight points and six rebounds.
Riverdale Baptist found their leader in sophomore Za'Hria Higginbotham, who went 11 of 19 on her way to 24 points along with seven assists and six boards. The dominant performance gave Higginbotham a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Timms, who went 9 for 16 en route to 19 points in addition to seven assists and five steals.
Evergreen Christian's loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Riverdale Baptist, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-7.
Evergreen Christian has already played their next matchup, a 42-26 victory against Non Varsity Opponent on the 4th. As for Riverdale Baptist, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 88-56 win against Clinton Grace Christian on the 4th.
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