Christian is 0-4 against Kearny since January of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The Christian Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the Kearny Komets at 6:30 p.m. Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Kearny likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Christian took their game with ease, bagging a 65-21 win over Madison. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 22 points or more this season.
| 01/21/25 @ Madison | 30 |
| 01/17/25 vs Point Loma | 23 |
| 01/14/25 vs Patrick Henry | 23 |
| 01/10/25 @ Crawford | 23 |
| 01/04/25 vs Lawndale | 27 |
Christian found their leader in freshman Leah Speers, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 11 steals. Speers' evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Maepon Johnson, who posted 13 points in addition to seven assists and seven steals.
Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Kearny played against Lincoln and lost via forfeit.
Kearny dropped their record down to 11-10 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points per game. As for Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Christian suffered a grim 62-39 defeat to Kearny in their previous meeting back in February of 2016. Can Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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