The Evangel Christian Lightning are taking a road trip to square off against the Pineview Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Evangel Christian is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Valiant Cross Academy just ended the team's eight-game winning streak dating back to last season on Thursday. They took a 71-56 bruising from the Warriors. The loss was the Lightning's first of the season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Asa Wagoner, who went 5 for 7 en route to 13 points plus six rebounds. Luke Sparks was another key player, posting seven points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Evangel Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in three 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.
Pineview Christian's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Evangel Christian, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
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