Basketball Recap: Murray Beats Ankeny Christian Academy for Their Fourth Straight Win

Murray had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 45-42 victory over Ankeny Christian Academy. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mustangs have posted since December 3, 2024.

Murray is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Ankeny Christian Academy, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-4.

Murray has already played their next contest (against Melcher-Dallas), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Ankeny Christian Academy will square off against Grand View Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.