Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Columbus Christian). They breezed by the Indiana Christian Academy Whirlwinds to the tune of 63-23 on Monday. With the Crusaders ahead 34-13 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Columbus Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Olivia Wise, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Wise a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Another player making a difference was Emma Rice, who went 6 for 8 en route to 13 points plus seven steals.
Columbus Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Columbus Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points per game. As for Indiana Christian Academy, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Columbus Christian has already played their next game (against Indiana Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Indiana Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against King's Academy at 6:15 p.m.
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