Columbia County Christian won the last time they faced the Belleville Mennonite Thunder, and things went their way on Thursday too. Columbia County Christian enjoyed a cozy 51-36 win over the Thunder. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Columbia County Christian.
Leading Columbia County Christian to victory were Pierce Cughan and Clay Farley. Cughan scored 19 points along with four steals, while Farley dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Cughan has scored at least a third of Columbia County Christian's points. Eli Lenker was another key contributor, scoring five points.
Columbia County Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Belleville Mennonite, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Columbia County Christian won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against the at 7:30 p.m. on February 2nd. As for Belleville Mennonite, they will be playing at home against the at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Forbes Road is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
