Evangelical Christian won the last time they faced Canterbury and things went their way on Friday too. The Evangelical Christian Sentinels secured a 56-51 W over the Canterbury Cougars. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sentinels.
Evangelical Christian was led to victory by Kellisia Grant and Areille Marc. Grant went 7 of 12 on her way to 25 points and seven rebounds, while Marc went 5 of 11 on her way to 16 points. Those 25 points gave Grant a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nalah Smith, who posted six points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Sentinels
| 12/13/24 @ Canterbury | 56-51 |
| 12/05/24 vs First Baptist Academy | 43-29 |
Evangelical Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 15 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Evangelical Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Canterbury, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-1.
Evangelical Christian will welcome Gateway at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gateway knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Evangelical Christian likes a good challenge. Canterbury and Lemon Bay will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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