If Delta Charter was riding high fresh off their 70-19 takedown of Don Pedro last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Delta Charter Dragons took a 56-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Elliot Christian Eagles on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Delta Charter's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Christopher Valencia, who posted 14 points and five assists. Jaylen West was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 17 boards.
Jeremy Nielsen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Elliot Christian, putting up 19 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Nielsen has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last ten times he's played. Another player making a difference was Justus Tokheim, who earned 13 points and four steals.
Delta Charter's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Elliot Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Delta Charter has already played their next matchup (against Lodi Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Elliot Christian has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Stockton Christian.
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