Maranatha Baptist is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Rock County Christian is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Maranatha Baptist Crusaders will take on the Rock County Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Maranatha Baptist proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 23) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their defense stepped up to hand Early View Academy of Excellence a 2-0 shutout. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Maranatha Baptist has scored all year.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Rock County Christian rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 58-35 margin over the. Rock County Christian has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 23 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rock County Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tony Thompson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds. Thompson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 15 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Derek Quinn, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Maranatha Baptist's win bumped their record up to 16-1. As for Rock County Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Maranatha Baptist didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Rock County Christian in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 59-54 victory. Will Maranatha Baptist repeat their success, or does Rock County Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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