The Evangelical Christian Sentinels will square off against the Canterbury Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Evangelical Christian is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing First Baptist Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Evangelical Christian took down First Baptist Academy 43-29 on Thursday. The 43-point effort marked the Sentinels' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Evangelical Christian relied on the efforts of Nalah Smith, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 boards, and Kellisia Grant, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Smith is becoming a predictor of Evangelical Christian's success: when she posts at least eight rebounds the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when she doesn't). Amiyah Green was another key player, putting up six points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Canterbury put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 56-37 victory over Gateway Charter. The Cougars pushed the score to 48-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Griffins cut but never quite recovered from.
Canterbury pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.0 points per game. As for Evangelical Christian, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Evangelical Christian against Canterbury when the teams last played back in February of 2022, as the team secured a 58-26 victory. In that contest, Evangelical Christian amassed a halftime lead of 45-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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