The Arrowhead Christian Academy Eagles and the Tri-City Christian Academy Warriors squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Arrowhead Christian Academy Eagles had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 40-38. Arrowhead Christian Academy's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Arrowhead Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Cristian DeLaCruz, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Asa Shaw, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Arrowhead Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tri-City Christian Academy only pulled down ten offensive rebounds.
Tri-City Christian Academy was led to victory by Fulvio Dos Santos and Chris Carnes. Dos Santos almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds, while Carnes scored 16 points along with four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Dos Santos has scored at least a third of Tri-City Christian Academy's points.
Arrowhead Christian Academy's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5. As for Tri-City Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 17-2 with that win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season.
Arrowhead Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tri-City Christian Academy, they will square off against Skyline - Gila River at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Skyline - Gila River's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 18 games.
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