The Stillwater Christian Cougars lost against the North Idaho Christian Royals back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Stillwater Christian ended up on the wrong side of a tough 63-38 walloping at the hands of North Idaho Christian. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Stillwater Christian in their matchups with North Idaho Christian: they've now lost four in a row.
North Idaho Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chelsey Cate led the charge by dropping a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cate has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Danica Kelly, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 assists.
Stillwater Christian bumped their record down to 1-4 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for North Idaho Christian, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-1.
Stillwater Christian will head out on the road to take on Bonners Ferry at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for North Idaho Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Christian Center at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
