The Shiloh Hills Christian Challengers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their sixth straight defeat. They fell 49-36 to Dominion Christian. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Shiloh Hills Christian in their matchups with Dominion Christian: they've now lost three in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Shiloh Hills Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Keila Fernandes. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 47.2% of Shiloh Hills Christian's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Autumn Germaine was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Shiloh Hills Christian struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Dominion Christian racked up 13 assists.
Dominion Christian was led to victory by Emory Maiyer and Elizabeth Johnson. Maiyer scored 18 points along with seven steals, while Johnson dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Maiyer has scored at least a third of Dominion Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Zoe Jackson, who scored six points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Shiloh Hills Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for Dominion Christian, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-8.
Shiloh Hills Christian will take on Peachtree Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shiloh Hills Christian is coming into the match with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Peachtree Academy will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Dominion Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Fulton Science Academy at 6:00 p.m. on February 2nd. Hopefully Dominion Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Thursday.
