After a string of three wins, the Westside Christian Academy Eagles's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 43-42 to HEARTS for Jesus Christ. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Westside Christian Academy of the 37-28 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Westside Christian Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nate Taylor, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Taylor has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Douglass, who scored 13 points.
HEARTS for Jesus Christ got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Silas Nixon out in front who scored 12 points along with five steals. Another player making a difference was Josh Elsesser, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Westside Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for HEARTS for Jesus Christ, they pushed their record up to 18-4 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Westside Christian Academy will take on Horizon Science Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Westside Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Friday. As for HEARTS for Jesus Christ, they will head out on the road to take on Medina Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully HEARTS for Jesus Christ focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Friday.
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