On Monday, the GRACE Christian Eagles had to suffer through a 67-36 loss at the hands of the St. John's Cadets. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 151st in North Carolina, while the Cadets are ranked fifth in District of Columbia).
GRACE Christian's loss came despite strong showings from Michael Phillips II and Eli Nelson. Phillips II posted 12 points, while Nelson had eight points.
This is the second loss in a row for GRACE Christian and nudges their season record down to 12-15. As for St. John's, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. GRACE Christian will challenge Cary Christian at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Cary Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.1 points per game this season. St. John's has already played their next matchup (against Bishop Ireton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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