There's no place like home for the Candlelight Christian Academy Flames, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. They pulled ahead with a 58-57 photo finish over Florida College Academy. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Candlelight Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rah'Quez Shepard, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds and five steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Shepard has scored at least a third of Candlelight Christian Academy's points. Alejandro Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with six rebounds.
Candlelight Christian Academy pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.7 points per game. As for Florida College Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Candlelight Christian Academy will face off against the Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Florida College Academy, they will head out on the road to take on the Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Winter Haven Christian is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
