The Christian Brothers Falcons will take on the Bella Vista Broncos at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Christian Brothers' favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home while Bella Vista has been banged up by 11 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Christian Brothers is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Ponderosa: they outscored them in every quarter. Christian Brothers put the hurt on Ponderosa with a sharp 69-48 victory on Tuesday. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.
Christian Brothers got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Joy Omishakin out in front who went 6 of 9 on her way to 21 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Omishakin a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Journey Williams, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards.
Christian Brothers smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Bella Vista had to suffer through a 84-36 loss at the hands of Inderkum. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 719th, while the Tigers are ranked 142nd).
Christian Brothers has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points per game. As for Bella Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 6-18.
Everything came up roses for Christian Brothers against Bella Vista when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured a 72-21 victory. In that contest, Christian Brothers amassed a halftime lead of 52-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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