After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Oak Hall, the Redeemer Christian Lions were happy to have found some success on Tuesday. They really took it to Countryside Christian for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-27 victory on the road. The high flying offensive effort was a huge turnaround for Redeemer Christian's 21-point performance the contest before.
Andrew Parker was on fire: he dropped a double-double on 29 points and 10 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Redeemer Christian's points. Ben DiBlasi was another key contributor, scoring 8 points along with 5 assists and 5 steals.
The victory got Redeemer Christian back to even at 1-1. As for Countryside Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Redeemer Christian will take on West Port at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Port presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Redeemer Christian in Florida (West Port is ranked 233rd, while Redeemer Christian is ranked 477th). As for Countryside Christian, they will be playing at home against Saint Francis Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Saint Francis Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Tuesday.
