The Johnstown Christian Bluejays couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by Blair County Christian 56-24 on Thursday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Johnstown Christian in their matchups with Blair County Christian: they've now lost three in a row.
Blair County Christian found their leader in underclassman Jonathan Marucci, who scored 28 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Caedmon Dull, who scored 4 points along with 12 steals and 8 rebounds.
Johnstown Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Blair County Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Johnstown Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Belleville Mennonite at 6:30 p.m. on December 11th. As for Blair County Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Centre County Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m.
