The Emmanuel Christian Warriors entered their tilt with the Liberty Center Tigers with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Emmanuel Christian walked away with a 55-47 win over Liberty Center on Tuesday. Given Emmanuel Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while Liberty Center is ranked 241st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Emmanuel Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nate Miles led the charge by dropping a double-double on 21 points and 15 rebounds. Miles is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 16 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalen Brown, who scored 21 points along with two steals.
Emmanuel Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. As for Liberty Center, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Emmanuel Christian will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Ottawa Hills at 7:30 p.m. on February 9th. Hopefully Emmanuel Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday. As for Liberty Center, they will head out on the road to challenge Patrick Henry at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Patrick Henry and Liberty Center are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
