
Lightning
02/04/25 vs Mt. Pleasant Christian | 76-37 |
02/03/25 vs Pineview Christian | 89-59 |
01/31/25 vs Wiregrass | 80-38 |
01/28/25 vs Ezekiel Academy | 67-48 |
01/25/25 vs Southern Christian | 69-37 |
01/18/25 @ Southern Christian | 71-37 |
Evangel Christian came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Mt. Pleasant Christian Lions 76-37. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lightning had established a 30 point advantage.
Evangel Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Asa Wagoner, who went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Michael Gobel, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points.
Evangel Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in nine consecutive games.
Mt. Pleasant Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Andrew Stidham, who posted six points and seven rebounds, and Aidan Brown, who put up ten points. The dominant performance also gave Stidham a new career-high in assists (three). Cole Knight also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Evangel Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Mt. Pleasant Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
Evangel Christian will head out to take on East Central HomeSchool at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in East Central HomeSchool's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests. Mt. Pleasant Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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