The Sunshine Bible Academy Crusaders's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 82-54 defeat at the hands of Mitchell Christian. Sunshine Bible Academy has not had much luck with Mitchell Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Several Crusaders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Trey Thieman, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Thieman has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. Jerome Big Eagle was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Sunshine Bible Academy were working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mitchell Christian only posted ten assists.
Mitchell Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aiden Lieber, who almost dropped a double-double on 43 points and nine rebounds. That makes it 15 consecutive games in which Lieber has scored at least a third of Mitchell Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Luke Mentele, who went 8 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and 3 assists.
Sunshine Bible Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season. As for Mitchell Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-11.
Sunshine Bible Academy will head out on the road to challenge Colome at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Colome is on a five-game streak of home losses, Sunshine Bible Academy a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. As for Mitchell Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against James Valley Christian at 7:15 p.m. on February 6th. Hopefully Mitchell Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Monday.
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