Merritt Island Christian's tournament run continued when they took on Sunlake on Saturday. The Merritt Island Christian Cougars fell to the Sunlake Seahawks 46-40. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 439th, while the Seahawks are ranked 165th).
Merritt Island Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Summer Snaith, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards. That was a full 37.5% of Merritt Island Christian's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Keri Shea, who put up 17 points and eight boards.
Sunlake got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaycie Hyde out in front who had nine points and six steals. Hyde is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. Cherity Powells was another key player, putting up 13 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Merritt Island Christian and nudges their season record down to 3-9. As for Sunlake, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Merritt Island Christian will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Calvary Chapel Academy at 5:30 p.m. on January 9th. As for Sunlake, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 35-30 win against Boone on the 2nd.
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