The Lancaster County Christian Lions will venture away from home to take on the Ephrata Mennonite Legends at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lancaster County Christian has five straight wins, Ephrata Mennonite has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Lancaster County Christian beat Lancaster Country Day 54-43. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while Lancaster Country Day are ranked 458th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ephrata Mennonite played a tough matchup on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against New Covenant Christian, falling 52-30.
Lancaster County Christian pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Ephrata Mennonite, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Lancaster County Christian's way against Ephrata Mennonite in their previous matchup on January 3rd, as Lancaster County Christian made off with a 50-30 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lancaster County Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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