Basketball Game Preview: Columbia Independent vs. Christian Fellowship

By Team Reports Feb 6, 2024, 5:36am

Basketball Preview: Columbia Independent vs. Christian Fellowship

Columbia Independent is 0-6 against the since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Columbia Independent will head out on the road to challenge Christian Fellowship at 7:30 p.m. Columbia Independent will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings (they are ranked 492nd, while the are ranked 176th).

Last Friday, Columbia Independent took a serious blow against the Lions, falling 64-33. Columbia Independent has not had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

In what's become a running theme this season, Christian Fellowship gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 68-45 margin over Chamois. The win was familiar territory for Christian Fellowship who now have four in a row.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Christian Fellowship to victory, but perhaps none more so than Abe Seboldt, who scored 22 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Jake Davis was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with seven assists and four steals.

Columbia Independent now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Christian Fellowship, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3.

Columbia Independent was taken down by the 63-35 in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davis, who scored 25 points along with three steals. Now that Columbia Independent knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.