Basketball Recap: Cumberland Christian Home Educators Hawks vs. Varsity Opponent
Make it 12 blowout wins for the Cumberland Christian Home Educators Hawks this season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Varsity Opponent 72-24 at home. While fans of Cumberland Christian Home Educators might be used to big wins, the 48-point margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Cumberland Christian Home Educators' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caleb Dyer, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Coleman, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Cumberland Christian Home Educators' win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-10. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 151-573-2 Varsity Opponent and 144-538-1 Varsity Opponent (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 21.6% over those games). As for Varsity Opponent, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost 21 of their last 24 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 352-1260-2 record this season.
Cumberland Christian Home Educators won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against the Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on February 2nd. Williamsburg is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak. As for Varsity Opponent, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully City University School of Liberal Arts focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine last Tuesday.
