The Evangel Christian Academy Eagles will square off against the Merino Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Evangel Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 last Tuesday.
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Evangel Christian Academy can now relate to. They took a serious blow against the Cubs, falling 62-24. Evangel Christian Academy has struggled against Simla recently, as their match last Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Evangel Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Nate Lucia scored seven points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Merino entered their tilt with Wray with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Merino narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Wray 47-44.
Evangel Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Merino, their win bumped their record up to 19-3.
Evangel Christian Academy and Merino were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, but Evangel Christian Academy came up empty-handed after a 38-37 loss. Can Evangel Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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