Portage Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 28th straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against the Community Baptist Christian Cougars, falling 48-27. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Portage Christian of the 75-57 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Community Baptist Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sam Maller, who went 8 for 18 en route to 24 points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave Maller a new career-high in threes (eight). Another player making a difference was Titus Clifton, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 assists.
Portage Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Community Baptist Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Portage Christian will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Hammond Academy of Science & Tech at 6:30 p.m. on December 17th. As for Community Baptist Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Granger Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Community Baptist Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56 points per game this season.
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