Having just played yesterday, the Master's Hand Christian Warriors will jump right back in to play the Pineview Christian Warriors at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pineview Christian is hoping to do what Life Christian Academy couldn't on Friday: put an end to Master's Hand Christian's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Master's Hand Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 65-63 win over Life Christian Academy. While the Warriors didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Braedon Canuteson was his usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-7 from deep and dropping a double-double on 27 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in field goal percentage (65%). Jack Carey was another key player, going 6 for 14 en route to 19 points.
Master's Hand Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Pineview Christian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Thursday as they fell 69-64 to Mt. Pleasant Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in November (63), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Master's Hand Christian's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Pineview Christian, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
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