Basketball Recap: Mid-Missouri Homeschool Snags 17th Victory in Last 20 Games

Mid-Missouri HomeSchool won the last time they faced Kansas City East Christian Academy and things went their way on Thursday too. The Mid-Missouri HomeSchool Mavericks strolled past the Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions with points to spare, taking the game 74-57. With that win, the Mavericks brought their scoring average up to 50.5 points per game.

Mid-Missouri HomeSchool had a senior duo take command as Kyle Aulgur went 6-for-11 from beyond the arc en route to 30 points along with five assists and five rebounds and Kaden Hayes dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Aulgur has scored at least a third of Mid-Missouri HomeSchool's points. Carter Lovell was another key player, putting up nine points and eight boards.

Kansas City East Christian Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Damian Law and Maddox Carrillo. Law went 8-for-17 on his way to 22 points and three steals, while Carrillo went 5-for-11 to rack up 13 points in addition to five assists and five steals. What's more, Law also posted a 47% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in January. Another player making a difference was Josh Thielbar, who posted eight points and three steals.

Mid-Missouri HomeSchool is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.9 points over those games. Kansas City East Christian Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-19 record this season.

Mid-Missouri HomeSchool didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 81-57 defeat against Lincoln HomeSchool on the 21st. As for Kansas City East Christian Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 55-53 victory against Aspire HomeSchool on the 21st.