Basketball Recap: Sound Christian Finds Home Court Redemption Against Northwest Christian

Lions

Margin (Wins)

01/21/25 vs Chief Kitsap Academy	58
01/06/25 @ Pope John Paul II	55
12/16/24 @ Chief Kitsap Academy	49
12/06/24 vs Summit Atlas	46
12/21/24 vs Three Rivers Christian	45

There's no place like home for Sound Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 81-61 margin over the Northwest Christian Wolverines on Tuesday. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Makai Resseau, who went 9 for 18 en route to 31 points and five rebounds. Those 31 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Avan Greenwood, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 18 points.

Sound Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Daniel Babber and Jack Vahey certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Babber went 10 for 17 en route to 29 points and five assists, while Vahey went 9 of 14 on his way to 21 points and eight boards. Babber has been hot for a while, having posted 15 or more points the last 11 times he's played. Joseph Meier was another key player, putting up four points along with five assists and three steals.

Sound Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.8 points per game. As for Northwest Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.

Sound Christian has already played their next game, a 64-58 victory against Puget Sound Adventist on the 30th. As for Northwest Christian, they will square off against Pope John Paul II on Tuesday. Northwest Christian is facing Pope John Paul II at the right time seeing as Pope John Paul II is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.