The Indiana Christian Academy Whirlwinds waltzed into Tuesday's match with two straight wins but they left with three. They came out on top against Calvary Christian by a score of 51-38. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Indiana Christian Academy also won the last time the pair played back in November.
Indiana Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Andrew Gilbert, who scored 13 points. Sawyer Tipton was another key contributor, scoring 8 points along with 5 assists.
When it comes to explaining why Calvary Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Braeden Pero. Despite the final result, he scored 15 points. The contest was Pero's 11th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Obando, who scored 6 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals.
Indiana Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Calvary Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.
Indiana Christian Academy will head out on the road to face off against Tabernacle Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tabernacle Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 257th, while Indiana Christian Academy is ranked 109th). As for Calvary Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Horizon Christian at 7:15 p.m. Allowing an average of 52.6 points per game, Horizon Christian has struggled on the defensive end, but that doesn't have to be the case in this game.
