The Stephens Roadrunners have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Christian Ministries Academy Conquerors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Stephens is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Emerson on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Stephens lost 92-68 to Emerson.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kason Powell, who went 11 for 22 en route to 25 points. His evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah White, who earned 20 points.
Meanwhile, Christian Ministries Academy put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 63-56 victory over Saline County Christian HomeSchool.
Christian Ministries Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Gavin Hicks out in front who went 11 for 14 en route to 31 points plus seven rebounds and six assists. That's the most assists Hicks has posted since back in January. Another player making a difference was Nolan Bradshaw, who went 5 for 11 en route to 16 points plus four steals.
Christian Ministries Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Christian Ministries Academy's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25 points. As for Stephens, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Stephens and Christian Ministries Academy are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Stephens hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 61 points per game. However, it's not like Christian Ministries Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 65.7. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Stephens was taken down by Christian Ministries Academy 90-35 in their previous matchup back in February. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Stephens was down 62-22.
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