Jefferson Christian Academy was the 43-41 winner over Carlisle when they last played one another back in November, but their luck changed this time around. The Jefferson Christian Academy Cardinals were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 47-46 to the Carlisle Chiefs.
Several Cardinals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Oliver Balai, who scored eight points plus nine rebounds and seven assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Solomon Shirey, who went 6 for 13 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Jefferson Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Jefferson Christian Academy's loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Carlisle, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Jefferson Christian Academy will host Maranatha Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jefferson Christian Academy is facing Maranatha Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Maranatha Christian Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Carlisle, they will head out to square off against Virginia Episcopal School at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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