Grace Christian Academy played a tough match on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Beecher Bobcats, falling 62-38. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Bobcats this season, with their most recent defeat being a 45-28 loss back in January.
Grace Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Zoey Baldridge, who went 7 of 14 to rack up 19 points. Abby St. John was another key player, putting up eight points and five boards.
Even though they lost, Grace Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.4 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.4.
Grace Christian Academy's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-20. As for Beecher, their victory bumped their record up to 13-16.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grace Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Families of Faith Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grace Christian Academy is facing Families of Faith Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Families of Faith Christian Academy is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Beecher, they will venture away from home to take on Bradley-Bourbonnais at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Beecher will also cruise into their next matchup with the timing on their side: Bradley-Bourbonnais will have lost three straight heading into Wednesday's game.
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