The Lafayette Christian Cougars entered their tilt with the Flint River Academy Wildcats with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Lafayette Christian was the clear victor by a 48-27 margin over the Wildcats. That's another feather in the cap for Lafayette Christian, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Lafayette Christian was led to victory by Marta Oria and Carmen Bridges. Oria scored 11 points along with seven assists and five rebounds, while Bridges dropped a double-double on 33 points and 19 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Bridges has scored at least a third of Lafayette Christian's points.
Despite the loss, Flint River Academy saw an underclassman step up: Sara Grace Errera scored ten points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Errera has scored all season. Mylie Meadows was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Lafayette Christian is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Flint River Academy, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Lafayette Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Praise Academy has now lost 17 straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 10. As for Flint River Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against the Irish Wolfhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
