Grace Christian Academy and Momence are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Grace Christian Academy Crusaders will head out to face off against the Momence Momence Athletics at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Grace Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 11 on Thursday.
Having struggled with nine losses in a row dating back to last season, Grace Christian Academy finally turned things around against Illinois Lutheran on Thursday. They strolled past the Chargers with points to spare, taking the game 44-25. The Crusaders' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Grace Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zoey Baldridge, who went 6 for 11 en route to 13 points plus two steals. Baldridge is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby St. John, who earned three points in addition to six rebounds and six steals.
Grace Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Momence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. The matchup between them and Donovan/St. Anne didn't end well, with Momence falling 45-27.
Grace Christian Academy's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Momence, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Grace Christian Academy came up short against Momence when the teams last played back in January, falling 51-38. Can Grace Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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