It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Columbus Christian Crusaders can now relate to. They took a 67-50 bruising from the Defenders on Friday. Columbus Christian's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Columbus Christian's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Peyton Walden, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 34% of Columbus Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Conrad, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Christian Academy of Madison had a senior duo take command as Elijah Kummer dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds and Carson Hostetler dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hostetler has scored all season. Ethan Pettit was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Columbus Christian's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-15. As for Christian Academy of Madison, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Columbus Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Christian Academy of Madison also has no future games currently scheduled.
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