Having just played yesterday, the Ephrata Mennonite Legends will get right back to it and host the Lancaster County Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ephrata Mennonite has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Lancaster County Christian will come in with five straight victories.
Ephrata Mennonite is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against New Covenant Christian on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ephrata Mennonite lost 52-30 to New Covenant Christian.
Meanwhile, Lancaster County Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Lancaster Country Day on Saturday, taking the game 54-43. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while Lancaster Country Day are ranked 458th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lancaster County Christian pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Ephrata Mennonite, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Ephrata Mennonite suffered a grim 50-30 defeat to Lancaster County Christian in their previous meeting on January 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lancaster County Christian's Alicia Fisher, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 boards. Now that Ephrata Mennonite knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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