Basketball Game Recap: Avon Grove Charter Wolves vs. Tri-State Christian Crusaders

By Team Reports Feb 17, 2024, 8:42am

Recap: Avon Grove Charter Wolves vs. Tri-State Christian Crusaders

The Avon Grove Charter Wolves struggled with three-point shooting accuracy on Wednesday (the Tri-State Christian Crusaders were 31% better) and sadly the final score reflected it. Avon Grove Charter was outmatched by Tri-State Christian on the road and fell 71-29. While losing is never fun, Avon Grove Charter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 273rd in Pennsylvania, while Tri-State Christian is ranked 94th in Maryland).

Several Wolves players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Asa Stevens-Lyons, who scored 11 points.

Tri-State Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jackson Sartin led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Sartin hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Falko, who scored 13 points along with six assists.

Avon Grove Charter's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Tri-State Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 28-5.

Avon Grove Charter and Tome will face off at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Tome has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 264 points over their last four matchups. As for Tri-State Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against North East at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th. Tri-State Christian is facing North East at the right time seeing as North East is stuck on a eight-game losing streak.

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