If the Eagle Ridge Christian Eagles were riding high off their 65-32 takedown of the Rivers of Life Christian Eagles last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Eagle Ridge Christian took a 57-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Blue Ridge Christian on Friday. While losing is never fun, Eagle Ridge Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 509th, while Blue Ridge Christian is ranked 173rd).
Eagle Ridge Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Caleb Margrabe, who scored 18 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Margrabe hasn't dropped below three steals for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Chase WIlliams, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Leading Blue Ridge Christian to victory were Kaleb Price and Mekhi Jones. Price dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds, while Jones dropped a double-double on 20 points and 17 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of Blue Ridge Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Pennbrook Shaver, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Eagle Ridge Christian has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season. As for Blue Ridge Christian, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-4.
Eagle Ridge Christian won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Clinton Christian Academy at 11:00 a.m. on February 17th. Eagle Ridge Christian is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season. As for Blue Ridge Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against El Dorado Christian at 2:00 p.m. on February 17th. Blue Ridge Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully El Dorado Christian likes a good challenge.
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