Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Christian Academy of Madison Defenders walked away with it. They enjoyed a cozy 67-50 win over the Crusaders on Friday. Christian Academy of Madison pushed the score to 55-35 by the end of the third, a deficit Columbus Christian cut but never quite recovered from.
Christian Academy of Madison was led to victory by Carson Hostetler and Elijah Kummer. Hostetler dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Kummer dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. It was the first time this season that Hostetler scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Pettit, who scored 11 points.
Columbus Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Peyton Walden, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 34% of Columbus Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Josh Conrad, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Christian Academy of Madison now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Columbus Christian, they now have a losing record at 14-15.
Christian Academy of Madison does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Columbus Christian also has no future games currently scheduled.
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