After flying high against Fellowship Christian last Saturday, King's Ridge Christian came back down to earth. The King's Ridge Christian Tigers took a hard 79-61 fall against the St. Francis Knights on Tuesday. The Tigers have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
| 01/28/25 @ St. Francis | 20 |
| 01/25/25 vs Fellowship Christian | 16 |
| 01/24/25 @ Galloway | 16 |
When it comes to explaining why King's Ridge Christian lost, don't look at Alex Lowry. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. The matchup was Lowry's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zeplin Kidd, who went 5 for 10 en route to 11 points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, King's Ridge Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
It was another big night for Reynolds Escher, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds for St. Francis. Escher has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Greg Howard, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 11 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards.
King's Ridge Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for St. Francis, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-8.
King's Ridge Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 68-57 loss against Paideia on the 30th. St. Francis has also already played their next matchup, a 74-56 win against Mount Pisgah Christian on the 29th.
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