The Ignite Athletics Flames are taking a road trip to square off against the Elk Valley Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ignite Athletics is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Ignite Athletics is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Bloomingdale on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ignite Athletics lost 72-46 to Bloomingdale. The Flames were down 59-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Elk Valley Christian humbled Beth Haven Christian with a 76-37 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 26 points or more this season.
Elk Valley Christian is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.8 points per game. As for Ignite Athletics, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Ignite Athletics was dealt a bruising 65-33 loss at the hands of Elk Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Ignite Athletics avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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