Basketball Preview: Millwood Bobcats vs. Banner Christian
The Millwood Bobcats will square off against the Banner Christian Banner Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Banner Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Millwood, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Millwood beat Richmond Christian 41-30. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bobcats.
Griffin Aktalay was a one-man wrecking crew for Millwood as he went 9 for 13 en route to 23 points plus six rebounds and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Aktalay has scored at least a third of Millwood's points. Another player making a difference was Hazem Elkarim, who scored 11 points plus six rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Banner Christian had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They took a 54-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Portsmouth Christian last Tuesday.
Millwood now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Banner Christian, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-1.
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