Clermont Northeastern was the 62-56 winner over Miami Valley Christian Academy when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Clermont Northeastern Rockets fell 62-52 to the Miami Valley Christian Academy Lions on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 641st, while the Lions are ranked 284th).
Miami Valley Christian Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gavin French, who went 9 for 17 on his way to 22 points. French's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Casey Heap, who went 6 of 10 to rack up 16 points.
Clermont Northeastern has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. As for Miami Valley Christian Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-4.
Looking ahead, Clermont Northeastern will face off against Whiteoak at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Clermont Northeastern is facing Whiteoak at the right time seeing as Whiteoak is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Miami Valley Christian Academy, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Lions challenge the Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Miami Valley Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.7 points per game this season.
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