The Community Christian Eagles and the Northpoint HomeSchool Panthers will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Community Christian has three straight victories, Northpoint HomeSchool has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Friday, Community Christian needed a bit of extra time to put away Cincinnati Landmark. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eagles, sneaking past 56-54.
Keegan Hurley and Brody Back were among the main playmakers for Community Christian as the former went 5 of 8 on his way to 17 points along with seven boards and four steals and the latter went 5 of 11 en route to 17 points. Hurley is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Fagan, who posted seven points.
Meanwhile, Northpoint HomeSchool was beaten by King's Academy 72-15 back in November.
Community Christian's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for Northpoint HomeSchool, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Community Christian against Northpoint HomeSchool in their previous meeting back in November, as the team secured a 69-21 victory. Does Community Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northpoint HomeSchool turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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