The Methodist Children's Home Bulldogs will play host again and welcome the Chisholm Trail Academy Blazers, where tip off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Methodist Children's Home stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Valor Preparatory Academy with a sharp 61-36 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Methodist Children's Home has posted yet this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Methodist Children's Home to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elijah Williams, who scored 18 points along with five steals. Daraun Taylor was another key contributor, scoring 23 points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Chisholm Trail Academy fought the good fight in their overtime game against Victory Christian Academy on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 68-65. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Chisholm Trail Academy has suffered yet this season.
Loss or not, Chisholm Trail Academy got some senior leadership from Landon Hopps and Tony Planells. Hopps scored 26 points along with two steals, while Planells. scored 24 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hopps has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Max Castro, who scored five points along with two steals.
Methodist Children's Home's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Chisholm Trail Academy, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.
Methodist Children's Home took a serious blow against Chisholm Trail Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 64-31. The matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Methodist Children's Home was down 34-11.
