The Elliot Christian Eagles will square off against the Tioga Timberwolves at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Elliot Christian is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since February 1, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Stockton Christian by a score of 62-59.
Despite the loss, Elliot Christian got top-tier performance from Jeremy Nielsen, who went 19 of 35 on his way to 45 points and six steals. That was a full 76.3% of Elliot Christian's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Kaden Kirby was another key player, putting up three points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Tioga was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were dealt an 81-34 loss at the hands of Stockton Christian.
Tioga's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Elliot Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-11.
Everything went Elliot Christian's way against Tioga in their previous matchup on January 7th, as Elliot Christian made off with a 70-46 win. In that matchup, Elliot Christian amassed a halftime lead of 43-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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