The Mitchell Christian Golden Eagles scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Monday. They breezed by Sunshine Bible Academy on the road to the tune of 82-54. Perhaps unsurprisinly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Mitchell Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Aiden Lieber out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 43 points and nine rebounds. That makes it 15 consecutive games in which Lieber has scored at least a third of Mitchell Christian's points. Luke Mentele was another key contributor, going 8 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and 3 assists.
Several Crusaders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Trey Thieman, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Thieman hasn't dropped below 15 points for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Jerome Big Eagle, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Sunshine Bible Academy were working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mitchell Christian only posted ten assists.
The win made it two in a row for Mitchell Christian and bumps their season record up to 4-11. As for Sunshine Bible Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Mitchell Christian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against James Valley Christian at 7:15 p.m. on February 6th. Hopefully Mitchell Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Monday. As for Sunshine Bible Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Colome at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sunshine Bible Academy is facing Colome at the right time seeing as Colome is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.
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