It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Gilead Christian Eagles can now relate to. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 40-20 walloping at the hands of the Guardians on Friday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Gilead Christian has scored all season.
Despite the loss, Gilead Christian still got an impressive performance from Denim Myers, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds and four blocks. Myers hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for 19 straight games.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gilead Christian struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
HEARTS for Jesus Christ's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Grady Davis led the charge by scoring 16 points along with eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Micah Stack, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Gilead Christian's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for HEARTS for Jesus Christ, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Gilead Christian and Barry County Christian will face off at 4:30 p.m. on March 9th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Gilead Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Friday. As for HEARTS for Jesus Christ, they and Heartland Christian will face off at 6:30 p.m. on March 9th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. HEARTS for Jesus Christ is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 55 points per game this season.
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