The Community Christian Warriors have been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell to Immanuel Christian 51-45. Community Christian has struggled against Immanuel Christian recently, as their contest on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Community Christian still got an impressive performance from Jonathan Blackburn, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. Blackburn is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Braden Maness, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Immanuel Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Noah Ayala, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. Ayala has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Story, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Community Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 21-5 record this season. As for Immanuel Christian, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 24-6.
Community Christian has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Stephenville FAITH at 5:30 p.m. on January 30th. Community Christian is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 61.3 points per game this season. As for Immanuel Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Varsity Opponent at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Immanuel Christian is coming into the contest with seven straight victories on the road, so Varsity Opponent is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
