The Evangelical Christian Sentinels will head out on the road to challenge the Bonita Springs Bullsharks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Evangelical Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season.
Evangelical Christian is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Largo just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Packers by a score of 55-53. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Sentinels have suffered since January 2nd.
Despite the defeat, Evangelical Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Quez Outten went 6 for 12 en route to 20 points plus three steals. Those 20 points set a new season-high mark for Outten. The team also got some help courtesy of Melvin Mckay, who had ten points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Bonita Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 30th straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Estero on the road and fell 82-47.
Having lost for the first time this season, Evangelical Christian fell to 3-1. As for Bonita Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Evangelical Christian beat Bonita Springs 69-58 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evangelical Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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