The Norton Science & Language Academy Rockets will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the Bethel Christian Kings at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Norton Science & Language Academy will be strutting in after a win while Bethel Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
Norton Science & Language Academy will head into Thursday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 65-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 39-36 victory over Crossroads Christian.
Norton Science & Language Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Armani Roman-Walker out in front who posted 17 points in addition to five assists and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Richard Pelayo, who put up nine points along with eight steals and five boards.
Meanwhile, Bethel Christian played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Calvary Baptist, falling 74-51. While losing is never fun, the Kings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 905th, while the Cougars are ranked 290th).
The victory got Norton Science & Language Academy back to even at 3-3. As for Bethel Christian, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Norton Science & Language Academy was taken down by Bethel Christian 99-31 in their previous matchup back in February. Thankfully for Norton Science & Language Academy, Josh Coba (who went 18 of 27 on his way to 44 points and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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