Preview: Humble Christian Cougars vs. Still Creek Christian Colts
The Humble Christian Cougars will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Still Creek Christian Colts at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Humble Christian ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They managed a 58-54 win over True North. The victory was all the more spectacular given Humble Christian's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 564th, while True North is ranked 130th).
Kyron Williams and Noah Vickers were among the main playmakers for Humble Christian as the former scored 22 points along with 5 steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylee Sandvig, who scored 6 points.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Still Creek Christian beat International Leadership of Texas Aggieland 58-54 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Still Creek Christian.
Still Creek Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Braeden Maloney, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Logan Walton, who scored 20 points.
Humble Christian's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Still Creek Christian, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Humble Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 54.7 points per game. It's a different story for Still Creek Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 31.8 per game. The only thing between Humble Christian and another offensive beatdown is Still Creek Christian. Will they be able to keep them contained? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Everything came up roses for Humble Christian against Still Creek Christian in their previous meeting on November 9th as the team secured a 55-18 victory. Does Humble Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Still Creek Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
