The Bloomingdale Blazers are taking a road trip to challenge the Sugar Creek Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Bloomingdale is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against New Life Christian Academy on Tuesday as Bloomingdale made off with an 83-57 win. The Blazers haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
| 02/18/25 vs New Life Christian Academy | 5 |
| 01/28/25 vs Rose Hill Christian | 4 |
| 12/17/24 @ Ohio Valley Christian | 4 |
| 12/05/24 vs Sugar Creek Christian Academy | 4 |
| 02/03/25 @ Rose Hill Christian | 3 |
Bloomingdale's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Peyton Scheidler, who shot 5-for-8 from deep and almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Scheidler a new career-high in assists (five). Another player making a difference was Caleb McClung, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and 17 boards.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Thursday. Sugar Creek Christian Academy fell 67-59 to Ross County Christian Academy. Sugar Creek Christian Academy hasn't had much luck with Ross County Christian Academy recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Bloomingdale will have to contain Will Salyers as he made an impact in Sugar Creek Christian Academy's last game. He posted 21 points along with six assists and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Wheeler, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 14 boards.
Bloomingdale pushed their record up to 15-7 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.1 points over those games. As for Sugar Creek Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Bloomingdale has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 35 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Sugar Creek Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 37.7 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Bloomingdale came out on top in a nail-biter against Sugar Creek Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, sneaking past 57-54. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Salyers, who had 33 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bloomingdale still be able to contain Salyers? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
