Rock Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 51-44 to the Calvin Christian Crusaders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Crusaders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 52-43 back in January.
Despite the loss, Rock Academy still got an impressive performance from James Whitley, who posted 18 points along with five rebounds and four steals. That was a full 40.9% of Rock Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Roland Balderramos, who earned ten points.
Caleb Lapka was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 24 points and ten boards for Calvin Christian. Lapka is becoming a predictor of Calvin Christian's success: when he posts at least ten rebounds the team is 7-3 (and 5-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Sawyer Goggin, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine boards.
Rock Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-24. As for Calvin Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-10.
Coming up, Rock Academy will welcome Tri-City Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Calvin Christian, they will challenge Foothills Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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