It was a good run, but the Tri-State Christian Crusaders unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 66-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Middletown. While losing is never fun, Tri-State Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 93rd in Maryland, while Middletown is ranked third in Delaware).
Despite the loss, Tri-State Christian still got an impressive performance from Jeremiah Falko, who scored 33 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Falko has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Sam Falko, who scored 18 points.
Tri-State Christian's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-5. As for Middletown, their win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3.
Tri-State Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 93-65 win vs. Providence Christian Academy on the 9th. Middletown has also already played their next matchup, a 98-87 victory against Appoquinimink on the 10th.
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