Evangel Christian has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the East Central HomeSchool Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Evangel Christian came up short against Grace Baptist Academy and fell 70-62.
Owen Bugnar put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 25 points. Another player making a difference was Clay Stanton, who scored 14 points.
In what's become a running theme this season, East Central HomeSchool gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They blew past Ezekiel Academy 70-48. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East Central HomeSchool.
East Central HomeSchool's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Greyson Boyd, who scored 27 points along with three steals. Boyd hasn't dropped below 17 points for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Knox Cooper, who scored 15 points along with five steals.
Evangel Christian's defeat ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 24-4. As for East Central HomeSchool, their win bumped their record up to 12-9.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Evangel Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 62.1 points per game. However, it's not like East Central HomeSchool struggles in that department as they've been averaging 58.3 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Everything went Evangel Christian's way against East Central HomeSchool when the teams last played last Monday as Evangel Christian made off with a 70-44 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evangel Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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