After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cornerstone Family, Whitefield Academy was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with a 52-45 win over the Shawnee Mission Christian Mustangs. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 195th in Missouri, while the Mustangs are ranked 480th in Kansas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Defeat or not, Shawnee Mission Christian got some senior leadership from Ben McClure and Alex Preston. McClure dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Preston posted eight points along with nine boards and five assists. That was a full 46.7% of Shawnee Mission Christian's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points.
Whitefield Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Shawnee Mission Christian, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-7.
Whitefield Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shawnee Mission Christian, they will head out to take on St. Joseph D at 7:20 p.m. on Monday.
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