After flying high against East Hill Christian last Monday, Aletheia Christian Academy came back down to earth. The Aletheia Christian Academy Lions were dealt a 40-9 loss at the hands of the Central Christian Saints on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 517th in Florida, while the Saints are ranked 192nd in Alabama).
Despite the defeat, Aletheia Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Katelyn Davis posted five points in addition to six boards and three blocks. Davis is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Bella Arey was another key player, putting up three steals and three blocks.
Central Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marissa Lagarrigue, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Those ten boards gave Lagarrigue a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Hayek, who earned 12 points and five rebounds.
Aletheia Christian Academy now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Central Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Aletheia Christian Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-24 win against Jones Christian Academy on the 1st. As for Central Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Atmore Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Christian is facing Atmore Christian at the right time seeing as Atmore Christian is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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