The Eagle Ridge Christian Eagles lost against the Leopold Wildcats back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Eagle Ridge Christian was beaten by Leopold 63-31. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Eagle Ridge Christian has scored all season.
Eagle Ridge Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Noah Simpson, who scored 14 points along with three blocks. Simpson scored a full 45.2% of Eagle Ridge Christian's points, the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Chase WIlliams was another key contributor, scoring five points along with seven rebounds.
Eagle Ridge Christian struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Eagle Ridge Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Leopold, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Eagle Ridge Christian will play host again and welcome Southland, where tip off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southland will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings (they are ranked 550th, while Eagle Ridge Christian is ranked 223rd). Leopold will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Gideon at 7:30 p.m. on January 5, 2024. Gideon is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
