Basketball Recap: Western Christian Beats Unity Christian for Their Tenth Straight Victory

Wolfpack

Previous Games

01/16/25 @ Unity Christian	73-72
01/14/25 @ Lennox	63-47
01/11/25 vs Tea	61-43
01/10/25 @ Sioux City North	69-57
01/09/25 vs Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union	88-75
+ 5 more games

Western Christian came tearing into Thursday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They escaped with a win against the Unity Christian Knights by the margin of a single free throw, 73-72. Given the Wolfpack's advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Knights are ranked 35th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Western Christian's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.2 points per game. As for Unity Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.

Western Christian has already played their next matchup (against St. Mary's), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Unity Christian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Boyden-Hull at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Unity Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 contests -- so hopefully Boyden-Hull likes a good challenge.