The Morning Star Academy Mustangs will challenge the Unity Christian Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Unity Christian took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Morning Star Academy, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Morning Star Academy beat Galesburg Christian 41-32. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
David Martin
| 12/09/25 vs Galesburg Christian | 17 |
| 12/05/25 vs East Moline Christian | 7 |
| 12/02/25 @ Tri-State Christian | 10 |
| 11/25/25 vs Quad Cities Christian | 5 |
David Martin produced another solid effort dropping a double-double with 22 points and 17 rebounds. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 9.8 boards per game. Ian Bosch was another key player, putting up eight points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Unity Christian played a tough matchup last Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Faith Christian, falling 69-33. The Knights were down 55-31 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Morning Star Academy will need to focus on slowing down Grant Heun, one of several Unity Christian players who made an impact when they last played. He posted seven points along with ten boards and three steals. Heun has been hot, having posted nine or more rebounds the last six times he's played.
The victory got Morning Star Academy back to even at 2-2. As for Unity Christian, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Morning Star Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.5 boards per game. However, it's not like Unity Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 31.8 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Morning Star Academy couldn't quite finish off Unity Christian in their previous matchup back in January and fell 52-50. Thankfully for the Mustangs, Nathan Woessner (who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 11 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
