The Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions struggled with threes on Friday (the Gilbert Christian Knights had 500% more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Pusch Ridge Christian Academy fell just short of Gilbert Christian by a score of 38-36. Pusch Ridge Christian Academy has not had much luck with Gilbert Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sierra Gifford, who scored 5 points along with 6 rebounds. Sedona Dietrich was another key contributor, scoring 7 points along with 8 rebounds.
Gilbert Christian found their leader in underclassman Unesu Machiri, who scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaila Aston, who scored 3 points along with 5 rebounds.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Gilbert Christian, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Queen Creek at 10:20 a.m. As for Gilbert Christian, they will take on American Leadership Academy at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
