Calvary Christian Academy pushed their score all the way to 79 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Turkeyfoot Valley Area by a score of 81-79. Calvary Christian Academy has struggled against Turkeyfoot Valley Area recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Calvary Christian Academy's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Garen Knight, who scored 22 points along with 7 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Carrington, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bryce Nicholson, who scored 37 points along with 6 steals and 5 assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Nicholson has scored at least 25% of Turkeyfoot Valley Area's points. Another player making a difference was Daniel Younkin, who scored 25 points along with 8 steals and 6 rebounds.
Calvary Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Calvary Christian Academy will head out on the road to face off against Grace Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Grace Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Tuesday. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Hancock at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Hancock focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Tuesday.
