The Lakeland Christian Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 21 points or more this season. Everything went their way against Ridgeview Global Studies Academy on Thursday as Lakeland Christian made off with a 62-37 victory. Lakeland Christian's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Lakeland Christian found their leader in underclassman Issa Simpson, who scored 19 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. The matchup was Simpson's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Bennett, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
The victory makes it two in a row for Lakeland Christian and bumps their season record up to 8-3. As for Ridgeview Global Studies Academy, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 4-6.
Lakeland Christian won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Santa Fe Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on January 12th. Santa Fe Catholic has now lost ten straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 27. Ridgeview Global Studies Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Discovery at 5:30 p.m. on January 12th.
