Basketball Recap: Calvary Christian Academy's Run of Seven Straight Wins Now Over

Knights

Previous 5 Games

01/30/25 @ Arthur-Okaw Christian	26-36
01/28/25 vs Peoria Christian	36-23
01/27/25 @ Kankakee Trinity Academy	50-8
01/25/25 @ Quad Cities Christian	63-20
01/25/25 @ East Moline Christian	50-22

After a string of seven wins, Calvary Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 36-26 to the Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 46-23 back in December of 2024.

Arthur-Okaw Christian found their leader in freshman Avery Herschberger, who went 7 for 15 en route to 16 points and five steals. Herschberger's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Libby Henry, who posted four points.

Calvary Christian Academy's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8. As for Arthur-Okaw Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.

Calvary Christian Academy will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Schlarman at 1:00 p.m. Calvary Christian Academy is facing Schlarman at the right time seeing as Schlarman is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Arthur-Okaw Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Urbana University at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.