Basketball Recap: Kansas City East Christian Academy Falls Despite Big Games from Maddox Carrillo and Damian Law

Kansas City East Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. The match between them and the Mid-Missouri HomeSchool Mavericks didn't end well, with the Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions falling 74-57. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Mavericks this season, with their most recent loss being a 66-40 defeat last Friday.

Kansas City East Christian Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Damian Law, who went 8-for-17 en route to 22 points and three steals, and Maddox Carrillo, who went 5-for-11 to rack up 13 points along with five assists and five steals. That's the most steals Carrillo has posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Josh Thielbar, who had eight points and three steals.

Lions

Previous 5 Games

02/20/25 vs Mid-Missouri HomeSchool	57-74
02/20/25 vs Southern Missouri RUSH	46-60
02/15/25 vs North Missouri HomeSchool	61-87
02/14/25 vs St. Louis HomeSchool P	54-58
02/14/25 vs Mid-Missouri HomeSchool	40-66

Even though they lost, Kansas City East Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive games.

Mid-Missouri HomeSchool had a senior duo take command as Kyle Aulgur went 6-for-11 from beyond the arc on his way to 30 points in addition to five assists and five boards and Kaden Hayes dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Aulgur has scored at least a third of Mid-Missouri HomeSchool's points. Carter Lovell was another key player, putting up nine points and eight boards.

Kansas City East Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 12-19. As for Mid-Missouri HomeSchool, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-11 record this season.

Kansas City East Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 55-53 win against Aspire HomeSchool on the 21st. As for Mid-Missouri HomeSchool, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 81-57 loss against Lincoln HomeSchool on the 21st.