It was a good run, but the Grace Christian Crusaders unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Eastern Randolph by a score of 92-90. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (67), Grace Christian still had to take the loss.
Grace Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ma'Kyi Butler, who scored 29 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jimmy Zimmerman, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 14 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Grace Christian were working as a unit and finished the game with 30 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Eastern Randolph's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nicah Taylor, who scored 35 points along with five rebounds. Taylor has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Timothy Brower, who scored 26 points along with eight assists and six rebounds.
Grace Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-12. As for Eastern Randolph, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Grace Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 82-73 win vs. Wake Christian Academy on the 13th. Eastern Randolph has also already played their next contest, a 61-40 win against Uwharrie Charter on the 9th.
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