Basketball Recap: Emmanuel Christian Sets Scoring Season-High Against Factoryville Christian

Eagles

Team Score

02/01/25 vs Factoryville Christian	62
11/12/24 vs White's	61
01/24/25 vs Fishers Christian Academy	60
01/21/25 @ St. Sebastian's Soldiers HomeSchool	59
11/18/24 vs St. Sebastian's Soldiers HomeSchool	59

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Emmanuel Christian). They blew past Factoryville Christian 62-35 on Saturday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 23 points or more this season.

Leading Emmanuel Christian to victory were Zion McKnight and Zander McKnight. Zion almost dropped a triple-double on 15 points, 13 assists, and nine steals, while Zander posted 21 points along with five assists and five boards. Zion has been hot for a while, having posted three or more steals the last 11 times he's played. AJ Kirtlan was another key player, putting up eight points and seven rebounds.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Emmanuel Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

The victory was the sixth in a row for Emmanuel Christian, bringing their record for this year to 13-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for Factoryville Christian, they are on a 23-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.

Emmanuel Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 65-64 win against Pierceton Woods Academy on the 1st. As for Factoryville Christian, they will challenge Libertas Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.