The Emmanuel Christian Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Maumee Valley Country Day Hawks at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Emmanuel Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Saturday, Emmanuel Christian was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to Ottawa Hills.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Maumee Valley Country Day's strategy against Northwood on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Maumee Valley Country Day blew Northwood out of the water with a 72-37 final score. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 24 points or more this season.
Maumee Valley Country Day's win came from a few key players Emmanuel Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Keeran Stokes, who went 9 for 19 on his way to 24 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeybrehm Price, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten boards.
Maumee Valley Country Day now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Emmanuel Christian, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-6.
Emmanuel Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Maumee Valley Country Day when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 60-56 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Maumee Valley Country Day's Amani-Jordan Chandran-Dickerson, who went 9 of 18 on his way to 22 points along with six boards and five assists. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Emmanuel Christian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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