Lititz Christian hasn't had much luck against Mount Calvary Christian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lititz Christian Eagles will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Mount Calvary Christian Chargers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Lititz Christian didn't have quite enough to beat New Covenant Christian and fell 40-38. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Lititz Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jack Kriebel almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. That was a full 47.4% of Lititz Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caeden Harmon, who had eight points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Mount Calvary Christian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 76-72 to Millersburg. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (58), the Chargers still had to take the loss.
Lititz Christian will need focus on slowing down Josiah Masters, one of several Mount Calvary Christian players who made an impact when they last played. He put up 20 points. The game was Masters' fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was JJ Cuneo, who posted 13 points.
Mount Calvary Christian's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Lititz Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Lititz Christian came up short against Mount Calvary Christian in their previous matchup back in February of 2020, falling 62-51. Will Lititz Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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