The Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy Ospreys struggled with assists on Friday (the Blue Ridge Christian Bears had 11 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. The game between Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy and Blue Ridge Christian wasn't particularly close, with Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy falling 47-33. While losing is never fun, Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while Blue Ridge Christian is ranked 101st).
Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jordan White, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsey Threewitts, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Blue Ridge Christian was led to victory by Anna Faith Brunk and Callie Paradzinski. Brunk dropped a double-double on 16 points and 15 rebounds, while Paradzinski scored 15 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. Paradzinski has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last five times she's played. Keira Wyse was another key contributor, scoring six points along with two steals.
Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Blue Ridge Christian, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-2.
Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Grace Christian at 10:00 a.m. on February 24th. Hopefully Grace Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Friday. As for Blue Ridge Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Dayspring Christian Academy at 12:00 p.m. on February 24th. Dayspring Christian Academy will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Blue Ridge Christian surely won't give up without a fight.
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