Basketball Game Preview: Elyria Christian vs. Classical Saints

Elyria Christian will be taking part in a tournament against the Classical Saints at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Elyria Christian will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

Elyria Christian will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 24-point drubbing they dealt Centre on Friday. Elyria Christian blew past Centre 41-17. Given Elyria Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while Centre is ranked 326th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Classical has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were beaten by Moundridge 65-36 on Friday. The Saints were down 50-24 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Elyria Christian will have to contain Nevi Wilkey as she made an impact in Classical's last game. She posted 12 points and eight boards.

Elyria Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points per game. As for Classical, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.