The Evangel Christian Lightning stacked an 18th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on East Central HomeSchool with a sharp 70-44 victory. The win was familiar territory for Evangel Christian who now have nine in a row.
Evangel Christian was led to victory by Cade Joiner and Owen Bugnar. Joiner scored 17 points, while Bugnar scored 18 points. It was the first time this season that Joiner scored 15 or more points. Hayden Black was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Knox Cooper, who scored 12 points along with six assists and three steals. Cooper hasn't dropped below two steals for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Greyson Boyd, who scored 17 points.
Evangel Christian's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-3. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 28.9 points. As for East Central HomeSchool, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-9.
Evangel Christian will stay at home for another game and welcome Grace Baptist Academy at 5:30 p.m. on February 13th. Evangel Christian is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 62 points per game this season. As for East Central HomeSchool, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Trinity Christian Homeschool at 7:00 p.m. on February 6th. East Central HomeSchool is facing Trinity Christian Homeschool at the right time seeing as Trinity Christian Homeschool is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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