Basketball Recap: Jefferson County Christian's Loss Ends Ten-Game Winning Streak at Home

Jefferson County Christian entered their contest against East Liverpool Christian on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Jefferson County Christian Royals fell just short of East Liverpool Christian by a score of 51-49. The match was a 25-25 toss-up at halftime, but the Royals couldn't quite close it out.

When it comes to explaining why Jefferson County Christian lost, don't look at Seth Gum. Despite the final result, he went 8 of 13 en route to 21 points and three steals. Gum has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mark Jenkins, who posted ten points in addition to seven boards and four steals.

Jefferson County Christian's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-5.

Jefferson County Christian has already played their next game (against Plants and Pillars HomeSchool), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. East Liverpool Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.