The Birchwood Christian Warriors lost against the Lumen Christi Archangels back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Birchwood Christian took a 34-23 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lumen Christi. Birchwood Christian has struggled against Lumen Christi recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Birchwood Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kaytee Reich. Despite the final result, she scored 21 points. That was a full 91.3% of Birchwood Christian's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Amara Warren continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lumen Christi, scoring 11 points along with eight assists and six rebounds. Warren is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Isabel Brown, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Birchwood Christian's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 3-5. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.1 points per game. As for Lumen Christi, their win bumped their record up to 2-7.
Birchwood Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Non Varsity Opponent at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lumen Christi will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Cook Inlet Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cook Inlet Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
