In what's become a running theme this season, the Mercer Christian Academy Cavaliers gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past Wood County Christian 72-33 on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-8.
Mercer Christian Academy was led to victory by Kayley Trump and Bailee Martin. Trump scored 16 points along with seven steals and six rebounds, while Martin scored 25 points along with seven steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Martin has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Botts, who scored 13 points along with six steals.
Mercer Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Wood County Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mercer Christian Academy will take on Varsity Opponent at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Mercer Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Thursday. Wood County Christian is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Doddridge County at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Doddridge County is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so Wood County Christian is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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