Basketball Recap: Brooklyn Miller and Maggie Jo Church Secure Win for Gospel Light Christian

Gospel Light Christian's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They came out on top against the Vandalia Christian Vikings by a score of 51-39. Gospel Light Christian hasn't had any issues with Vandalia Christian recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Maggie Jo Church

Rebounds

01/03/25 vs Triad Baptist Christian Academy	24
02/01/25 vs Vandalia Christian	23
01/27/25 vs Union Grove Christian	15
01/21/25 vs Triad Baptist Christian Academy	15
01/02/25 vs Burlington Christian Academy	14
+ 16 more games

Gospel Light Christian was led to victory by Maggie Jo Church and Brooklyn Miller. Church dropped a double-double with 18 points and 23 rebounds, while Miller went 8 for 19 on her way to 22 points and five steals. Church is becoming a predictor of Gospel Light Christian's success: when she posts at least ten boards the team is 13-1 (and 3-4 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Ali Phillips, who posted six points and five rebounds.

Despite the loss, Vandalia Christian still got an impressive performance from Jaida Steele, who had 17 points. That was a full 43.6% of Vandalia Christian's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Brittany Guido was another key player, putting up six points.

Gospel Light Christian's record now sits at 16-5. As for Vandalia Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.

Gospel Light Christian has already played their next game, a 53-40 defeat against Triad Baptist Christian Academy on the 7th. As for Vandalia Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 42-25 loss against Union Grove Christian on the 4th.