Midland Christian lost against Grace Prep back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Midland Christian Mustangs fell to the Grace Prep Lions 55-49. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 488th, while the Lions are ranked 151st).
Grace Prep's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mj Boyd, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Amari Coleman, who posted nine points along with six boards and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Midland Christian and nudges their season record down to 15-17. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 20-12 Trinity Christian (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 72.3% over those games). As for Grace Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season.
Midland Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 56-47 win against Grapevine Faith Christian on the 8th. As for Grace Prep, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 71-66 victory against Trinity Christian on the 8th.
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