Turlock Christian lost against Venture Academy back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Turlock Christian Eagles took a hard 38-24 fall against the Venture Academy Mustangs. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Turlock Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Christiana Eivaz, who dropped a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Faith Hayes, who posted six points and ten boards.
Even though they lost, Turlock Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive matches.
It was another big night for Kelyiana Neal, who earned 16 points along with eight steals and seven rebounds for Venture Academy. Neal has become a key player for Venture Academy: the team is 12-1 when she posts at least five steals, but 2-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Wegner, who scored eight points in addition to 13 boards and four steals.
Turlock Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Venture Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Coming up, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Eagles take on the Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Venture Academy, they will welcome Aspire Langston Hughes Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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