Preview: Emmanuel Christian Warriors vs. Toledo Christian Eagles
Emmanuel Christian has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Toledo Christian Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Emmanuel Christian blew past Erie-Mason, posting a 74-47 victory at home. Given Emmanuel Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 64th in Ohio, while Erie-Mason is ranked 477th in Michigan), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nate Miles and Jalen Brown were among the main playmakers for Emmanuel Christian as the former scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and six assists and the latter scored 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Brown hasn't dropped below 20 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Sims, who scored seven points along with five steals.
Meanwhile, Toledo Christian had already won 15 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.1 points), and they went ahead and made it 16 on Tuesday. They came out on top against Lenawee Christian by a score of 74-62.
Emmanuel Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season. As for Toledo Christian, they pushed their record up to 20-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Emmanuel Christian came up short against Toledo Christian in their previous matchup back in January, falling 73-68. Can Emmanuel Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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