The Eastwood Christian Warriors were the 45-44 winner over the Tuscaloosa Christian Warriors when they last played one another back in January of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Eastwood Christian fell 45-36 to Tuscaloosa Christian on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Eastwood Christian has lost by exactly nine points.
Leading Tuscaloosa Christian to victory were Alec Joiner and Alex Anglin. Joiner dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds, while Anglin scored 18 points along with six rebounds and four steals. The game was Joiner's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Jonathan Schwartz was another key contributor, scoring five points along with four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Eastwood Christian and nudges their season record down to 1-8. As for Tuscaloosa Christian, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-5.
Eastwood Christian will head out on the road to face off against Evangel Christian Academy at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Tuscaloosa Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Success Unlimited Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Success Unlimited Academy presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Tuscaloosa Christian in Alabama (Success Unlimited Academy is ranked 109th, while Tuscaloosa Christian is ranked 285th).
