Jalen Brown leads a balanced attack to beat Maumee Valley Country Day

By Team Reports Feb 18, 2024, 7:54am

Recap: Emmanuel Christian Warriors vs. Maumee Valley Country Day Hawks

The Emmanuel Christian Warriors entered their tilt with the Maumee Valley Country Day Hawks with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Emmanuel Christian secured a 60-56 W over Maumee Valley Country Day on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Emmanuel Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jalen Brown, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Brown is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Miles, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds.

Despite the loss, Maumee Valley Country Day still got an impressive performance from Amani-Jordan Chandran-Dickerson, who scored 22 points along with six rebounds and five assists. That was a full 39.3% of Maumee Valley Country Day's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jorge Soriano was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with four steals.

Emmanuel Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Maumee Valley Country Day, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-7.

Emmanuel Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against North Central at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Emmanuel Christian is facing North Central at the right time seeing as North Central is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Maumee Valley Country Day, they will head out on the road to challenge Ottawa Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

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