After flying high against Tuscaloosa Home Educators last Tuesday, Wiregrass came back down to earth. The Wiregrass Kings were outmatched by the Evangel Christian Lightning and fell 80-38. The Kings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-16.
Wiregrass' loss on Friday came despite strong showings from Graysen Ellison and Tucker Duren. Ellison posted 11 points, while Duren earned nine points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Evangel Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jonathan Gill, who scored 14 points and seven rebounds. That's the most points Gill has posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ben Bugnar, who had eight points in addition to five assists and five steals.
Wiregrass has been struggling recently as they've lost 17 of their last 20 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-19 record this season. As for Evangel Christian, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-4.
Wiregrass has already played their next contest (against Southern Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Evangel Christian will challenge Pineview Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Pineview Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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