Basketball Recap: Lucy Gorman's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Christ the King over Community School of Davidson

After flying high against Bradford Prep last Tuesday, Christ the King came back down to earth. The Christ the King Crusaders took a 65-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Community School of Davidson Spartans on Tuesday. Even though they lost, the Crusaders' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.5 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Several Crusaders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Lucy Gorman, who posted 15 points and seven assists. Gorman has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Rosie Gorman was another key player, putting up 17 points and five rebounds.

Community School of Davidson's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Regan Downey, who had 19 points along with eight boards and four steals. Another player making a difference was Lucia-Grace Soares, who went 5 of 9 en route to 12 points and three steals.

Christ the King's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3. As for Community School of Davidson, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-5.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Christ the King will face off against Lincoln Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Christ the King is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.5 points per game this season. Community School of Davidson has already played their next game (against Langtree Charter Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.