After flying high against the Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders on Friday, the Calvary Chapel Academy Eagles came back down to earth. Calvary Chapel Academy lost to Merritt Island Christian on the road by a decisive 46-29 margin on Saturday. Calvary Chapel Academy has struggled against Merritt Island Christian recently, as their contest on Saturday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Calvary Chapel Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Ethan Harvath and Kaleb Steiger. Harvath scored seven points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Steiger dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 44.8% of Calvary Chapel Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Trey Nevad continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Merritt Island Christian, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds. Nevad is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Scott, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
Calvary Chapel Academy has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for Merritt Island Christian, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-7.
Calvary Chapel Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Synergy Magnet K12 at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Merritt Island Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Calvary Chapel Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Calvary Chapel Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Monday.
