East Moline Christian is 0-3 against Galesburg Christian since December of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The East Moline Christian Eagles will be playing at home against the Galesburg Christian Lions at 5:30 p.m. East Moline Christian is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Last Tuesday, East Moline Christian took a serious blow against Quad Cities Christian, falling 52-12. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for East Moline Christian in their matchups with Quad Cities Christian: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Galesburg Christian can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Faith Baptist Christian with a sharp 49-27 win. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Galesburg Christian had established a 21 point advantage.
Galesburg Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaela Hall led the charge by scoring 17 points. That makes it six consecutive games in which Hall has scored at least a third of Galesburg Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Potter, who scored 15 points.
East Moline Christian dropped their record down to 0-10 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 13.0 points per game. As for Galesburg Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
East Moline Christian was taken down by Galesburg Christian 55-10 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hall, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 14 rebounds. Now that East Moline Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
