Basketball Recap: Indian Rocks Christian Beats Northside Christian for Their Sixth Straight Win

Indian Rocks Christian had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They managed a 62-57 win over the Northside Christian Mustangs. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 80-32 victory the Mustangs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2022.

Leading Indian Rocks Christian to victory were Austin McDonnell and Will Murphree. McDonnell dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards, while Murphree dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. The match was Murphree's 14th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenyon Boswell, who posted ten points along with five assists and three steals.

Despite the loss, Northside Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Elijah Ahlers dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 42.1% of Northside Christian's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jordyn White, who earned 13 points.

Indian Rocks Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points per game. As for Northside Christian, they dropped their record down to 7-10 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.

Indian Rocks Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-50 loss against Life Christian Academy on the 17th. Northside Christian has also already played their next matchup, a 71-51 defeat against Sports Leadership & Management on the 17th.