Basketball Recap: Evangel Christian Piles Up the Points Against Tuscaloosa Home Educators

Lightning

Margin (Wins)

12/21/24 vs Varsity Opponent	50
12/16/24 @ Varsity Opponent	49
12/17/24 vs Rocket City	41
11/26/24 @ Macon-East Montgomery Academy	34
01/14/25 @ Tuscaloosa Home Educators	30
12/10/24 vs Tuscaloosa Home Educators	29

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Evangel Christian's strategy against Tuscaloosa Home Educators on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Evangel Christian Lightning blew the Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors out of the water with a 65-35 final score. The Lightning have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 29 points or more this season.

Evangel Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Asa Wagoner led the charge by going 7 for 9 on his way to 17 points and three steals. Those three steals gave Wagoner a new career-high. Cade Joiner was another key player, putting up eight points and eight rebounds.

Tuscaloosa Home Educators lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Brooks Glisson, who posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Warren Pate, who had ten points.

Evangel Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points per game. As for Tuscaloosa Home Educators, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-13.

Evangel Christian will head out on the road to face off against Ezekiel Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ezekiel Academy comes in on 12 and Evangel Christian on six. As for Tuscaloosa Home Educators, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 51-50 victory against Tabernacle on the 16th.