Basketball Game Preview: Little River Redskins vs. Elyria Christian

By Team Reports Feb 8, 2024, 4:00am

Preview: Little River Redskins vs. Elyria Christian

Little River is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Elyria Christian is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Little River Redskins will take on Elyria Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Tuesday, Little River didn't have too much trouble with Canton-Galva at home as they won 45-31.

Logan Renken went supernova for Little River, scoring 19 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Renken hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxson Konen, who scored nine points along with two steals.

Meanwhile, Elyria Christian can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Goessel, posting a 66-19 victory on the road. Given Elyria Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Goessel is ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Little River is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Elyria Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 16-1.

Little River was taken down by Elyria Christian 61-25 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Will Little River have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.