Basketball Recap: Candlelight Christian Academy Comes Up Short

Candlelight Christian Academy easily dispatched Champions Christian Academy last Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Candlelight Christian Academy Flames fell just short of the Excel Christian Academy Blue Spartans by a score of 62-60 on Monday.

Despite the defeat, Candlelight Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Ronald Padilla-Cordero almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. With that strong performance, Padilla-Cordero is now averaging an impressive 16.2 points per game. Another player making a difference was Trevor Gonzalez, who posted seven points and five rebounds.

Even though they lost, Candlelight Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

William Medina continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Excel Christian Academy Blue, dropping a triple-double on 39 points, 23 boards, and 15 steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Medina has scored at least a third of Excel Christian Academy Blue's points.

Candlelight Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Excel Christian Academy Blue, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.

Candlelight Christian Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 77-29 defeat against Families Instructing Students HomeSchool on the 10th. As for Excel Christian Academy Blue, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 76-62 victory against McLaughlin on the 16th.