The Jefferson Christian Academy Cardinals won the last time they faced the Mountain Mission Challengers, and things went their way on Monday too. Jefferson Christian Academy strolled past Mountain Mission with points to spare, taking the game 54-39. Given Jefferson Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while Mountain Mission is ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Mountain Mission still got an impressive performance from Gladness Peter, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Peter has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ana Chacha, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Jefferson Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Mountain Mission, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-7.
Jefferson Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mountain Mission, they will head out on the road to face off against Varsity Opponent at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Mission is facing Varsity Opponent at the right time seeing as Varsity Opponent is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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