Basketball Preview: Southside Christian Warriors vs. Living Water Christian Warriors
The Southside Christian Warriors will challenge the Living Water Christian Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Southside Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 21 on Friday.
Southside Christian is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Scotland Christian Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southside Christian lost 65-43 to Scotland Christian Academy.
Despite their defeat, Southside Christian saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jonathan Driver, who had ten points plus five rebounds and four steals, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Pope, who earned eight points in addition to 17 rebounds and two blocks.
Even though they lost, Southside Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Living Water Christian). They took their contest on Monday with ease, bagging a 91-56 win over Varsity Opponent.
Living Water Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dwight Hooker led the charge by earning 22 points. The matchup was Hooker's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Jaiden Cooper was another key player, earning 19 points.
Living Water Christian's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Southside Christian, they dropped their record down to 4-2 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Southside Christian was dealt a bruising 76-47 defeat at the hands of Living Water Christian when the teams last played back in January. Will Southside Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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