It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Ontario Christian Knights had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They snuck past the Lightning with a 71-67 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Ontario Christian found their leader in underclassman Kaleena Smith, who scored 33 points along with seven assists and three steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which Smith has scored at least a third of Ontario Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Karsen Marshall, who scored 17 points.
Ontario Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 22 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-4 record this season. As for Sage Hill, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 25-5.
Ontario Christian will take on Sierra Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ontario Christian has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,920 points over their last 23 games. Sage Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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