Basketball Recap: Quad Cities Christian Skates Past Galesburg Christian with Ease

Eagles

Team Score

01/07/25 @ Galesburg Christian	79
11/25/24 vs Galesburg Christian	73
12/13/24 vs East Moline Christian	72
12/10/24 @ Unity Christian	68
11/22/24 @ Unity Christian	68

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Quad Cities Christian). They really took it to the Galesburg Christian Lions for the full four quarters, racking up a 79-36 win. With the Eagles ahead 50-17 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Leading Quad Cities Christian to victory were Tanner Garant and Alijah Zentic. Garant went 8 of 11 en route to 21 points and three steals, while Zentic went 6 for 9 on his way to 16 points in addition to seven assists and five steals. Garant is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cobie Becker-Paradiso, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 11 points and five blocks.

When it comes to explaining why Galesburg Christian lost on Tuesday, don't look at Isaac Movida. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 19 points. Malachi Barker was another key player, putting up nine points along with five assists and five steals.

Quad Cities Christian's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.8 points. As for Galesburg Christian, they now have a losing record at 4-5.

Quad Cities Christian has already played their next game, a 72-52 win against Rivermont Collegiate on the 10th. As for Galesburg Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 49-45 victory against Pathway Christian on the 10th.