After both having extra time off, the Community Christian Knights and the Konos Academy Condor will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Community Christian will be strutting in after a win while Konos Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Community Christian is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Abundant Life Christian Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Knights blew the Lions out of the water with a 78-40 final score. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Community Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zion Johnson led the charge by putting up 23 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Bethea, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Konos Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 69-41 loss at the hands of Springwood. The game was a 26-26 toss-up at halftime, but the Condor couldn't quite close it out.
Community Christian will need to focus on slowing down Callum Franke, one of several Konos Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He posted ten points. Another player making a difference was Gaines Casey, who had nine points and eight boards.
Community Christian's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Konos Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Community Christian was dealt a bruising 79-31 loss at the hands of Konos Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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