Morning Star Academy entered their match against Pathway Christian on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Morning Star Academy Mustangs fell 52-40 to the Pathway Christian Panthers. The Mustangs just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was David Martin, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. That was a full 35% of Morning Star Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Joshua Brady, who went 6 of 13 en route to 13 points and five rebounds.
Pathway Christian found their leader in sophomore Denver Nelson, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 20 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Yutzy, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 14 points.
Morning Star Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-4. As for Pathway Christian, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Morning Star Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Rivermont Collegiate at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Pathway Christian, they will venture away from home to challenge Tri-State Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Pathway Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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