Morning Star Academy is 1-8 against Quad Cities Christian since December of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Morning Star Academy Mustangs are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the Quad Cities Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Morning Star Academy is headed out to face Quad Cities Christian after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Morning Star Academy came out on top against Unity Christian by a score of 37-26 on Tuesday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Morning Star Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Wyatt Ray, who went 6 for 9 en route to 13 points plus three steals. David Martin was another key player, earning eight points along with five steals.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Quad Cities Christian's strategy against Galesburg Christian on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Quad Cities Christian blew Galesburg Christian out of the water with a 73-24 final score. With the Eagles ahead 38-11 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Quad Cities Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tanner Garant led the charge by going 7 for 14 en route to 14 points plus five steals. Garant is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least four every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cobie Becker-Paradiso, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Quad Cities Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Morning Star Academy came up short against Quad Cities Christian when the teams last played back in February, falling 47-39. Thankfully for Morning Star Academy, Seth Karl (who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 19 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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