The Johnstown Christian Bluejays will head out on the road to challenge the Blair County Christian Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Johnstown Christian has struggled recently with 11 losses in a row, while Blair County Christian will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Monday, Johnstown Christian was beaten by Ferndale 66-19.
Meanwhile, Blair County Christian didn't have too much trouble with Calvary Baptist Academy on the road on Friday as they won 49-35.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Blair County Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Micaiah Marucci, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Marucci has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Marucci, who scored 15 points along with five steals.
Johnstown Christian bumped their record down to 0-5 with that loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 21.7 points per game. As for Blair County Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Johnstown Christian was taken down by Blair County Christian 56-24 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marucci, who scored 28 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Now that Johnstown Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
