Basketball Recap: Crosspoint Christian Takes a Loss

Crosspoint Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 57-44 to the Northwest Christian Wolverines. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 49-42 on January 2nd.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northwest Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Daniel Babber, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine assists. The match was Babber's tenth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jack Vahey, who went 7 for 8 on his way to 14 points and seven boards.

Crosspoint Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Northwest Christian, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-6.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Crosspoint Christian Wildcats take on the Sound Christian Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sound Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Crosspoint Christian likes a good challenge. As for Northwest Christian, they will square off against Evergreen Lutheran at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.