Basketball Recap: Northland Christian Triumphs

Roman Carlson

Field Goal Percentage (Career)

02/06/25 @ Norborne	67%
01/23/25 @ La Monte	54%
01/14/25 @ Bishop Seabury Academy	47%
12/20/24 vs New Franklin	44%
01/16/25 @ Heartland	42%

If Norborne wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Northland Christian, they should've done a better job of containing Roman Carlson. Northland Christian breezed past the Norborne Pirates to the tune of 74-26 on Thursday thanks in part to Carlson, who went 6-for-8 from beyond the arc to rack up 26 points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in shooting accuracy (67%).

Another player making a difference was John-Franklin Swain, who posted nine points. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 45.1% field goal percentage.

Northland Christian's win bumped their record up to 5-11. As for Norborne, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.

Northland Christian has already played their next contest, an 80-77 victory against Maranatha Christian Academy on the 7th. As for Norborne, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-21 win against Keytesville on the 8th.