Basketball Game Preview: Community Christian Lions vs. Still Creek Christian Colts

The Community Christian Lions will face off against the Still Creek Christian Colts at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Community Christian is coming into the game on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They strolled past Varsity Opponent with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 49-33.

Community Christian found their leader in freshman Levi Hinton, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hinton has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Levi Samuel, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.

Community Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 28 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Still Creek Christian had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They came out on top against the Saints by a score of 54-44.

Still Creek Christian's win came from a few key players Community Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Logan Walton, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremy Reed, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 21 rebounds.

Still Creek Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.1 points per game. As for Community Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 8-15.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Community Christian has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.8 boards per game. However, it's not like Still Creek Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 36.2 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.