If Westminster Catawba Christian was riding high fresh off their 62-27 takedown of Hickory Christian Academy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Westminster Catawba Christian Indians were beaten by the River Bluff Gators 60-32 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 367th, while the Gators are ranked 66th).
Westminster Catawba Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Myana Fore, who posted 13 points and six boards. Leah Ross was another key player, putting up nine points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead River Bluff to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jenna Johnson, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted nine or more boards the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mary Carson Eick, who put up 12 points and five rebounds.
Westminster Catawba Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for River Bluff, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-4.
Westminster Catawba Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 52-45 loss against Airport on the 20th. As for River Bluff, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 51-38 win against Bethune-Bowman on the 20th.
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