Cross Lanes Christian was the 74-30 winner over Elk Valley Christian when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Cross Lanes Christian Warriors lost to Elk Valley Christian at home by a 62-43 margin on Monday.
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Landon Ballard, who posted ten points and six boards. The dominant performance also gave Ballard a new career-high in assists (two). Malachi McCormick also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Even though they lost, Cross Lanes Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Elk Valley Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Spencer Campbell, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 rebounds. Campbell is also crushing it when it comes to blocks: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Evan Hines was another key player, going 7 for 10 en route to 17 points and four blocks.
Cross Lanes Christian dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Elk Valley Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Cross Lanes Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 49-40 win against Bloomingdale on the 14th. As for Elk Valley Christian, they are taking a road trip to take on Morgantown Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morgantown Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.6 points per game this season.
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