Holly Grove Christian hasn't had much luck against Greenwood Mennonite recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Holly Grove Christian Eagles will square off against the Greenwood Mennonite Flames at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Holly Grove Christian: 26.6, Greenwood Mennonite: 28.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Greenwood Mennonite will be up against a hot Holly Grove Christian squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Holly Grove Christian took down Chincoteague 39-23 on Wednesday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 34th in Maryland, while the Ponies are ranked 401st in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Greenwood Mennonite came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Fighting Marlins by a score of 46-35. The Flames pushed the score to 39-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Fighting Marlins cut but never quite recovered from.
Greenwood Mennonite found their leader in freshman Faith Elliott, who went 10 for 22 en route to 25 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. Those 25 points set a new season-high mark for Elliott. Nona Wright was another key player, putting up five points and seven boards.
Greenwood Mennonite smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 17 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Greenwood Mennonite has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.3 points per game. As for Holly Grove Christian, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Holly Grove Christian came up short against Greenwood Mennonite in their previous matchup back in January, falling 38-34. Can Holly Grove Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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