The Morgantown Christian Academy Mustangs and Grace Christian will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Grace Christian took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Morgantown Christian Academy, who comes in off a win.
Morgantown Christian Academy is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Blair County Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Morgantown Christian Academy blew Blair County Christian out of the water with a 72-13 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Mustangs had established a 42 point advantage.
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Morgantown Christian Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cole Mathess, who posted 20 points and seven steals. What's more, Mathess also racked up two blocks, the most he's had since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Collin Lemley, who had 20 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Martin County. Grace Christian was beaten by Martin County 93-47. Grace Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 53-29.
Morgantown Christian Academy pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.4 points per game. As for Grace Christian, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Morgantown Christian Academy beat Grace Christian 57-49 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Grace Christian's Jonathen Holderby, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 19 boards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Morgantown Christian Academy to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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