After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Packinghouse Christian Academy, Crossroads Christian was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They blew past the Norton Science & Language Academy Rockets 44-11. The Warriors pushed the score to 30-9 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rockets had little chance of recovering from.
Aryanna Ahlrich had an outrageously good game as she went 11 for 24 on her way to 23 points and six steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Crossroads Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Annalee El Rai, who went 5 of 12 on her way to 10 points and four steals.
Crossroads Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Norton Science & Language Academy only pulled down eight offensive boards.
Norton Science & Language Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Nicole Jaramillo, who posted two points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Crossroads Christian's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Norton Science & Language Academy, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-5.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Bethel Christian the next time they take the court. Norton Science & Language Academy will head out to face Bethel Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Crossroads Christian will host them at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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