The Maranatha Christian Academy Huskies and the Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Maranatha Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home back in November, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They came out on top against First Baptist Christian by a score of 31-22.
Maranatha Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Ferris Schrock, who posted 11 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Arthur-Okaw Christian). They enjoyed a cozy 62-44 victory over Rantoul on Monday. Winning may never get old, but the Conquering Riders sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Arthur-Okaw Christian found their leader in freshman Avery Herschberger, who went 9 of 16 on her way to 29 points and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Herschberger has scored at least a third of Arthur-Okaw Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Annabelle Haskins, who went 6 of 11 on her way to 13 points.
Arthur-Okaw Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Arthur-Okaw Christian's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Maranatha Christian Academy, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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