In what's become a running theme this season, Macedonian Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 70-27 victory over South Texas Christian Academy. The win was nothing new for Macedonian Christian as they're now sitting on 14 straight.
Macedonian Christian was led to victory by Ethan Gonzalez and William Ashley, II. Gonzalez almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds, while Ashley, II dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. Ashley, II is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was RJ Garza, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Despite the defeat, South Texas Christian Academy had strong showings from Carlos Saenz, who scored 13 points along with four steals, and Jovan Ramirez, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and five steals. That was a full 48.1% of South Texas Christian Academy's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Macedonian Christian pushed their record up to 32-2 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.6 points per game. As for South Texas Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Macedonian Christian will head out on the road to take on Harvest Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harvest Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Macedonian Christian likes a good challenge. As for South Texas Christian Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against First Baptist at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Texas Christian Academy is facing First Baptist at the right time seeing as First Baptist is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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