Basketball Recap: Maranatha Christian Academy Piles Up the Points Against Decatur Christian

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Maranatha Christian Academy on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Decatur Christian Warriors out of the water with a 59-23 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-17.

It was another big night for Dakota Nelson, who went 12 of 14 on his way to 31 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. That makes it 12 consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Maranatha Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Schrock, who went 5 for 6 en route to 13 points.

Huskies

Previous 2 Games

01/13/25 vs Decatur Christian	59-23
12/28/24 vs Varsity Opponent	69-31

The victory made it two in a row for Maranatha Christian Academy and bumps their season record up to 3-9. As for Decatur Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Maranatha Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 45-27 loss against Arthur-Okaw Christian on the 14th. Decatur Christian has also already played their next contest (against Cornerstone Christian Academy/Calvary Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.