The Ridgeview Global Studies Academy Explorers suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Thursday. Their rough 62-37 defeat to Lakeland Christian might stick with them for a while. Ridgeview Global Studies Academy has not had much luck with Lakeland Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Ridgeview Global Studies Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Chelsse Jean-Giles, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and five blocks, and Stephanie Morales who scored 23 points. That's the first time this season that Jean-Giles pulled down eight or more rebounds.
Lakeland Christian found their leader in underclassman Issa Simpson, who scored 19 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. That's the first time this season that Simpson scored 15 or more points. Sarah Bennett was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Ridgeview Global Studies Academy bumped their record down to 4-6 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 29.0 points per game. As for Lakeland Christian, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Ridgeview Global Studies Academy will be playing at home against Discovery at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Lakeland Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Santa Fe Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Fe Catholic has now lost ten straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 27.
