Basketball Preview: Sheets Memorial Christian Eagles vs. Judah Christian Academy Lions
The Sheets Memorial Christian Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Judah Christian Academy Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Sheets Memorial Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Sheets Memorial Christian was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to Carolina Baptist Academy. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Sheets Memorial Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aiden McMahan dropped a double-double on 16 points and 15 rebounds. McMahan is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Tyson Phillips, who scored 14 points.
Even though they lost, Sheets Memorial Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Judah Christian Academy just wasn't in the cards last Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 75-46 loss at the hands of Walnut Grove Christian.
Despite their defeat, Judah Christian Academy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Chase Haggins, who earned 11 points along with two steals, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathaniah Vroege, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Sheets Memorial Christian now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Judah Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
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