The Tree of Life Christian Trojans waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins but they left with four. They had just enough and edged Delaware Christian out 30-28. That's another feather in the cap for Tree of Life Christian, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Delaware Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addy Beard, who scored nine points along with two steals. Beard has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Brooke Huffman was another key contributor, scoring six points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Tree of Life Christian is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Delaware Christian, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.
Tree of Life Christian will head out on the road to square off against Granville Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Delaware Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Madison Christian at 5:00 p.m. Madison Christian's defense has only allowed 27.6 points per game this season, so Delaware Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
