Preview: Crossover Prep Lions vs. Union Christian Academy Eagles
The Crossover Prep Lions will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Union Christian Academy Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on February 20th. Union Christian Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Crossover Prep, who comes in off a win.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Crossover Prep walked away with it. They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat the 76-40 on the road. Crossover Prep has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Union Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They received a tough blow as they fell 57-42 to Sunrise Christian Academy Silver. While losing is never fun, Union Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 271st in Arkansas, while Sunrise Christian Academy Silver is ranked 88th in Kansas).
Defeat or not, Union Christian Academy got some senior leadership from Kaden Geddes and Luke Shure. Geddes scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks, while Shure. dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. Shure is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down ten or more in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Judd Bice, who scored seven points.
Crossover Prep's win bumped their record up to 12-14. As for Union Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 16-17.
Crossover Prep came up short against Union Christian Academy when the teams last played back in January, falling 41-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shure, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 16 rebounds. Now that Crossover Prep knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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