Word of God Academy came into Saturday's match looking for another win against Marshall Christian Academy, but John Gilbert wouldn't allow it. The Marshall Christian Academy Guardians came out on top against the Word of God Academy Force by a score of 57-46 on Saturday thanks in part to Gilbert, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. He has been hot , having also posted three or more steals the last eight times he's played.
Another player making a difference was Isaiah Sanders, who earned four points along with seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (five).
Marshall Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Several Force players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Zyere Cartwright, who went 5 for 11 en route to 21 points. Taj Bell was another key player, going 6 for 8 en route to 14 points plus six rebounds.
Marshall Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Word of God Academy, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3.
Marshall Christian Academy will face off against Elysian Fields at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Word of God Academy, they will host Mount Olive Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Word of God Academy is facing Mount Olive Christian at the right time seeing as Mount Olive Christian is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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