The Tri-State Christian Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 20 points or more this season. Everything went their way against Tome on Thursday as Tri-State Christian made off with a 75-55 win. Winning may never get old, but Tri-State Christian sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Tri-State Christian was led to victory by Sam Falko and Jackson Sartin. Falko scored 23 points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Sartin scored 33 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. The match was Falko's 15th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Falko, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Tri-State Christian pushed their record up to 13-2 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points per game. As for Tome, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tri-State Christian will take on Caravel at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday. Caravel presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Tri-State Christian in their respective states (Caravel is ranked 13th in Delaware, while Tri-State Christian is ranked 62nd in Maryland). Tome will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on West Nottingham at 6:00 p.m. on January 16th.
