Excel Christian was the 57-47 winner over Coleville when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Excel Christian Warriors fell just short of the Coleville Wolves by a score of 37-34 on Friday. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/17/25 @ Coleville | 10 |
| 01/14/25 vs Mineral County | 9 |
| 12/20/23 vs Loyalton | 8 |
| 01/06/24 vs Sage Ridge | 6 |
| 12/03/24 vs Pershing County | 6 |
Excel Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Sam Mills, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Mills a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommy Schoech, who posted two points and 12 boards.
Even though they lost, Excel Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Coleville found their leader in sophomore Kegan Armold, who went 10 for 21 on his way to 26 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals. Those 26 points set a new season-high mark for Armold.
Excel Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Coleville, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-9.
Excel Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 74-28 defeat against Virginia City on the 21st. As for Coleville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 73-39 loss against Pyramid Lake on the 18th.
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