Preview: Blue Ridge Christian Warriors vs. El Dorado Christian Buffalos
The Blue Ridge Christian Warriors and the El Dorado Christian Buffalos will face off at 2:00 p.m. on February 17th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Blue Ridge Christian is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
On Friday, Blue Ridge Christian beat Eagle Ridge Christian 57-45. Given Blue Ridge Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while Eagle Ridge Christian is ranked 492nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blue Ridge Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kaleb Price, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds, and Mekhi Jones, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 17 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of Blue Ridge Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Pennbrook Shaver, who scored eight points along with three steals.
El Dorado Christian has not done well against Clinton Christian Academy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. El Dorado Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 42-39 win over Clinton Christian Academy.
Blue Ridge Christian's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for El Dorado Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which somehow isn't as good as their 13-4 record this season.
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