The Maranatha Christian Academy Eagles will head out to square off against the Horton Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maranatha Christian Academy is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Maranatha Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a hard 98-79 fall against Bishop Seabury Academy on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 280th in Kansas, while the Seahawks are ranked 54th in Kansas).
Owen Smail
| 02/20/25 @ Bishop Seabury Academy | 19 |
| 01/14/25 vs Kansas City Christian School | 16 |
| 02/07/25 vs Northland Christian | 15 |
| 12/10/24 @ Christ Prep Academy | 15 |
| 02/03/25 @ Northland Christian | 12 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Owen Smail, who posted 19 points and eight assists. Those 19 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Shrader, who earned 19 points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, Horton fought the good fight in their overtime game against Troy on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 69-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans.
Maranatha Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Horton, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-6.
Maranatha Christian Academy came up short against Horton in their previous meeting back in January, falling 55-51. Can Maranatha Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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