The Turlock Christian Eagles won the last time they faced the Elliot Christian Eagles, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Turlock Christian walked away with a 63-52 win over Elliot Christian.
Turlock Christian was led to victory by Ben Bylsma and Raphael Babba. Bylsma scored 23 points along with three steals, while Babba scored 24 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Michael Miller was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with three steals.
Elliot Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jayden Gaither, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Byrd, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks.
Turlock Christian's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-11. As for Elliot Christian, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Turlock Christian will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Venture Academy at 7:00 p.m. on January 18th. One thing working in Venture Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Elliot Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Big Valley Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Big Valley Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Tuesday.
