Unity Christian is 0-10 against Quad Cities Christian since December of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Unity Christian Knights will get right back to it and host the Quad Cities Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Unity Christian will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Tri-State Christian, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Unity Christian secured a 46-42 W over Tri-State Christian on Monday.
Meanwhile, Quad Cities Christian had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They really took it to the Panthers for the full four quarters, racking up a 67-37 win. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 27 points or more this season.
Unity Christian better focus on containing Tanner Garant and Cobie Becker-Paradiso as the pair were huge in Quad Cities Christian's win. Garant went 10 of 15 on his way to 24 points and five assists, while Becker-Paradiso went 7 for 9 en route to 15 points. The dominant performance also gave Becker-Paradiso a new career-high in assists (four). Andrew Madden was another key player, putting up four points and six steals.
Unity Christian's victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. As for Quad Cities Christian, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Unity Christian took a serious blow against Quad Cities Christian in their previous meeting back in November, falling 68-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Garant, who went 7 of 8 on his way to 17 points and four steals. Now that Unity Christian 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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