Basketball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Northland Christian

Cougars

Previous Games

01/24/25 @ First Baptist Christian	71-54
01/17/25 @ Westbury Christian	65-58
01/14/25 vs Rosehill Christian	62-54
01/10/25 vs St. Thomas Episcopal	82-65
01/07/25 vs First Baptist Christian	62-46
+ 2 more games

Northland Christian extended their winning streak to seven games thanks to a huge performance from Kameron McKnight. The Northland Christian Cougars strolled past the First Baptist Christian Warriors with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 71-54 thanks in part to McKnight, who went 11 for 18 on his way to 26 points and five rebounds. Those 26 points gave him a new career-high.

Sion Cleveland was another key player, going 5 of 10 en route to 12 points along with five assists and five boards. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games he's played.

Northland Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for First Baptist Christian, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-7.

Northland Christian and St. Francis Episcopal will face off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for First Baptist Christian, they will host Westbury Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.