Basketball Recap: Maranatha Baptist Crusaders vs. Tabernacle Christian Eagles
After flying high against the Waupaca Comets last Friday, the Maranatha Baptist Crusaders came back down to earth. Maranatha Baptist was the victim of a tough 59-34 defeat at the hands of the Eagles on Saturday. If Maranatha Baptist was looking for revenge after losing 71-56 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Annie Sichting continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Tabernacle Christian, dropping a double-double on 29 points and ten assists. Sichting hasn't dropped below four steals for 12 straight games. Another player making a difference was Liz Southerland, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Maranatha Baptist's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Tabernacle Christian, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 14-2.
Maranatha Baptist will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Firebirds at 6:00 p.m. As for Tabernacle Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against the Cougars at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Colonial Christian is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
