Northside Christian proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 45) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Genoa Christian Academy 41-39. The Lions have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw Genoa Christian Academy, too.
Genoa Christian Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Jackson Kirura and Evan Allgood. Kirura went 6 of 10 en route to 17 points and eight boards, while Allgood went 5 for 8 on his way to 15 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Kirura is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Laife Pearl, who posted three points.
Northside Christian has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Genoa Christian Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-1.
Northside Christian has already played their next matchup (against Whitehall-Yearling), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Genoa Christian Academy has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Liberty Christian Academy.
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