Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Maranatha Christian Academy). They strolled past Northland Christian with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 71-55. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their 23-point performance the contest before.
Maranatha Christian Academy had a senior duo take command as Daniel Dean dropped a double-double on 27 points and 14 rebounds and Luke Shrader dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Smail, who posted 12 points.
Several Northland Christian players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Roman Carlson, who earned 14 points. Caden Monnig was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Eagles
| 02/03/25 @ Northland Christian | 71-55 |
| 01/30/25 @ St. James Academy | 23-84 |
| 01/28/25 vs Bishop Seabury Academy | 58-99 |
| 01/25/25 vs Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] | 48-50 |
| 01/23/25 vs Pleasant Ridge | 49-46 |
Maranatha Christian Academy's win ended a 13-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-10. As for Northland Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Maranatha Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 69-50 defeat against Cair Paravel on the 4th. Northland Christian has also already played their next game (against Norborne), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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