The Dominion Christian Knights had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They came out on top against Shiloh Hills Christian by a score of 49-36. Dominion Christian pushed the score to 45-22 by the end of the third, a deficit Shiloh Hills Christian cut but never quite recovered from.
Leading Dominion Christian to victory were Emory Maiyer and Elizabeth Johnson. Maiyer scored 18 points along with seven steals, while Johnson dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Maiyer has scored at least a third of Dominion Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Jackson, who scored six points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Despite the loss, Shiloh Hills Christian still got an impressive performance from Keila Fernandes, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Fernandes is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Autumn Germaine, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Shiloh Hills Christian struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Dominion Christian racked up 13 assists.
Dominion Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Shiloh Hills Christian, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.
Dominion Christian won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Fulton Science Academy at 6:00 p.m. on February 2nd. Hopefully Dominion Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Thursday. As for Shiloh Hills Christian, they will square off against Peachtree Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shiloh Hills Christian is coming into the game with three straight losses on the road, meaning Peachtree Academy will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
