Basketball Preview: Morning Star Academy Mustangs vs. East Moline Christian Eagles
The Morning Star Academy Mustangs will face off against the East Moline Christian Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Morning Star Academy has three straight victories, East Moline Christian has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Morning Star Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 38-8 win over Tri-State Christian. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Mustangs have posted since February 2nd.
Annabella VonMuenster was nothing short of spectacular: she went 7 for 16 en route to 16 points. Another player making a difference was Addison Smith, who scored seven points in addition to five rebounds and two steals.
Morning Star Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, East Moline Christian came up short against Pathway Christian on Tuesday and fell 38-29.
Morning Star Academy now has a winning record of 4-3. As for East Moline Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Morning Star Academy against East Moline Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 64-5 win. In that contest, Morning Star Academy amassed a halftime lead of 38-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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