Maranatha Christian Academy played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 71-25 loss at the hands of the Hammond Baptist Swordsmen. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 743rd in Illinois, while the Swordsmen are ranked 64th in Indiana).
Despite the loss, Maranatha Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Dakota Nelson, who went 8 for 20 on his way to 20 points and four steals. That was a full 80% of Maranatha Christian Academy's points, marking the 14th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
This is the second loss in a row for Maranatha Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 3-11. As for Hammond Baptist, the win keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Maranatha Christian Academy has already played their next game, a 72-54 loss against Faith Christian on the 17th. As for Hammond Baptist, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-52 victory against Arthur-Okaw Christian on the 18th.
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