Christ Chapel Academy stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Evergreen Christian 50-26. Given Christ Chapel Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 165th, while Evergreen Christian is ranked 334th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Zaria Gaskins, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds and three steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maya Brantley, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Evergreen Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Adriana Jenkins, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 15 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Camryn Hackney, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Christ Chapel Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Evergreen Christian, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.
Christ Chapel Academy will look to defend their home court on Monday against Dominion Christian at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Christ Chapel Academy has three straight wins, Dominion Christian has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field. As for Evergreen Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against St. James at 5:00 p.m. on February 2nd. Hopefully Evergreen Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Thursday.
