Basketball Recap: Pathway Christian Panthers vs. Galesburg Christian Lions
Pathway Christian kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of the Galesburg Christian Lions by a score of 50-48. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.
Pathway Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ryker Miller, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. The match was Miller's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Denver Nelson, who posted 14 points along with six steals.
Malachi Barker was nothing short of spectacular for Galesburg Christian: he almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine steals. Barker has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times he's played. Ryan Walker was another key player, posting seven points in addition to 13 rebounds and four steals.
The victory made it two in a row for Galesburg Christian and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Pathway Christian has already played their next game, a 79-26 loss against Faith Christian on the 26th. As for Galesburg Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 73-24 defeat against Quad Cities Christian on the 25th.
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