Basketball Recap: Eminence's Win on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Ten

Eels

Previous Games

01/14/25 @ Lighthouse Christian Academy	51-16
12/28/24 vs Dugger Union	63-42
12/27/24 vs Columbus Christian	58-28
12/27/24 vs Riverton Parke	46-35
12/20/24 vs Victory College Prep	59-12
+ 5 more games

Eminence came tearing into Tuesday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their game with ease, bagging a 51-16 victory over the Lighthouse Christian Academy Lions. With the Eels ahead 29-5 at the half, the match was all but over already.

Leading Eminence to victory were Khloee Kirk and Sophia Saucerman. Kirk posted 19 points, while Saucerman had 18 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Kirk has scored at least a third of Eminence's points.

Eminence has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.4 points per game. As for Lighthouse Christian Academy, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-14.

Eminence didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 41-14 win against Central Christian Academy on the 18th. Lighthouse Christian Academy has also already played their next matchup, a 34-29 loss against Bethesda Christian on the 16th.