Galesburg Christian was the 59-25 winner over Unity Christian when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Galesburg Christian Lions fell 55-46 to the Unity Christian Knights on Tuesday. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Galesburg Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Malachi Barker, who posted 15 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. Barker is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. James Miller was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, Galesburg Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Unity Christian only pulled down six.
Nathan Woessner was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds for Unity Christian. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Heun, who scored nine points.
Galesburg Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Unity Christian, they moved to 1-4 with that win, which also ended their ten-game losing streak.
Galesburg Christian will face off against Morning Star Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Unity Christian has already played their next contest (against Galesburg Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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