Basketball Preview: Southwest Christian School Eagles vs. Marshall Mavericks
The Southwest Christian School Eagles will challenge the Marshall Mavericks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Southwest Christian School is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Southwest Christian School earned a 36-28 victory over Lake Country Christian. The 36-point effort marked Southwest Christian School's lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Marshall came up short against Grapevine Faith Christian on Friday and fell 53-41.
Despite the defeat, Marshall saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ta'Tteara Culberson scored 14 points. The dominant performance also gave Culberson a new career-high in threes (two). Another player making a difference was Ka'Leehia Williams, who scored six points in addition to five rebounds and three blocks.
Even though they lost, Marshall smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Southwest Christian School's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Marshall, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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