The Mercer Christian Academy Cavaliers entered their tilt with the Pipestem Christian Academy Panthers with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Mercer Christian Academy strolled past Pipestem Christian Academy with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 49-35. That's another feather in the cap for Mercer Christian Academy, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
MJ Patton was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last 11 times he's played. Isaac Sharp was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with five rebounds.
Pipestem Christian Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Silas Mattox, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Mattox, who scored eight points along with five assists.
Mercer Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Pipestem Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-9.
Mercer Christian Academy will square off against Greater Beckley Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in West Virginia (Mercer Christian Academy is ranked 66th, while Greater Beckley Christian is ranked 63rd). As for Pipestem Christian Academy, they will take on Grace Christian at 5:31 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Pipestem Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Tuesday.
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