The Maranatha Christian Academy Knights will challenge the Pipestem Christian Academy Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Monday, Maranatha Christian Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 63-59 to Elk Valley Christian.
Meanwhile, Pipestem Christian Academy came up short against Victory Baptist Academy on Monday and fell 49-38.
Maranatha Christian Academy will have to contain Enoch Gonderman as he made an impact in Pipestem Christian Academy's last game. He dropped a double-double with ten points and 14 rebounds. Gonderman is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last eight games he's played. Brody Stephenson was another key player, putting up eight points.
Maranatha Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Pipestem Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Things could have been worse for Maranatha Christian Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 50-31 loss to Pipestem Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gonderman, who went 6-for-10 on his way to 17 points and six rebounds. Now that Maranatha Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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