It was a proper cat-fight when Colonial Christian challenged Crosspointe Christian Academy on Tuesday. The Colonial Christian Cougars slipped by the Crosspointe Christian Academy Panthers 34-33. This was payback for the Cougars, who suffered a 38-37 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Leading Colonial Christian to victory were Kate Minton and Stinna Grubb. Minton went 5 for 7 en route to 10 points plus eight rebounds and four blocks, while Grubb went 5 for 9 en route to 16 points plus five assists and three steals. The game was Grubb's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addie Gillen, who earned eight points along with six rebounds.
Colonial Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Colonial Christian pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.8 points per game. As for Crosspointe Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Colonial Christian will challenge Varsity Opponent at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Crosspointe Christian Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Purdue Broad Ripple at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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