Basketball Preview: Konos Academy Condor vs. Central Christian Crusaders
Konos Academy and Central Christian are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Konos Academy Condor will square off against the Central Christian Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Konos Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Konos Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lafayette Christian 80-13 on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-6.
Konos Academy relied on the efforts of Samuel Brezina, who went 7 for 10 en route to 17 points plus six rebounds and six steals, and Joshua Knapp, who made all 8 shots he took racking up 18 points plus three steals. What's more, Brezina also posted a 70% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in January. Callum Franke was another key player, posting nine points in addition to six rebounds.
Meanwhile, the third road match was the charm for Central Christian, as they earned their first road win of the season. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Trinity Christian School of Griffin 69-67.
Central Christian's victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5. As for Konos Academy, they moved to 3-8 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Konos Academy beat Central Christian 55-47 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Konos Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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