The Christian Academy Warriors will square off against the Milan Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Christian Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Milan will be coming in after a loss.
Christian Academy is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Clarksville: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Christian Academy blew Clarksville out of the water with a 62-33 final score. The Warriors pushed the score to 48-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Generals had little chance of recovering from.
Christian Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Leah Stevens, who went 7 of 15 en route to 19 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexus Bryant, who posted 14 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Milan took a blow against Shawe Memorial on Thursday, falling 56-12. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 107th).
Milan dropped their record down to 2-12 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Christian Academy, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9.
Christian Academy skirted past Milan 39-37 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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