Recap: Crossroads Christian Colts vs. Falls Lake Firebirds
The Crossroads Christian Colts have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season. They breezed by Falls Lake at home to the tune of 74-46. The victory was just what Crossroads Christian needed coming off of a 62-41 defeat in their prior game.
Leading Crossroads Christian to victory were Brodrick Jenkins and Ely Phillips. Jenkins scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, while Phillips scored 26 points along with six steals and five rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Phillips has scored at least 25% of Crossroads Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Ben Gladieux, who scored eight points along with 11 rebounds and three steals.
Crossroads Christian's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Falls Lake, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Crossroads Christian and Roosevelt will face off at 1:00 p.m. on December 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Roosevelt focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Thursday. Falls Lake and Voyager will face off at 11:30 a.m. on December 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Voyager is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 60.3 points per game.
