Basketball Recap: Grove City Christian Comes Up Short

On Saturday, the Grove City Christian Eagles were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 62-56 to the Mechanicsburg Indians. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

When it comes to explaining why Grove City Christian lost, don't look at Jadunn Harris. Despite the final result, he went 6-for-14 en route to 17 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Brunicardi, who posted 11 points.

Mechanicsburg's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Joshua Titus, who went 8-for-13 on his way to 20 points. Mechanicsburg is undefeated when Titus posts 20 or more points, but 6-13 otherwise. Luke Bowman was another key player, going 5-for-8 to rack up 11 points along with eight boards and four blocks.

Grove City Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Mechanicsburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-13 record this season.

Coming up, Grove City Christian will face off against KIPP Columbus at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. KIPP Columbus will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Grove City Christian surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mechanicsburg, they will square off against Grandview Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.