The Morning Star Academy Mustangs waltzed into Thursday's game with two straight wins but they left with three. They snuck past East Moline Christian with a 34-29 win. Given Morning Star Academy's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked third in Iowa, while East Moline Christian is ranked 344th in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Morning Star Academy was led to victory by Gavin Trotter and Isaac Yowell. Trotter scored 11 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 blocks, while Yowell scored 15 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Yowell has scored at least 25% of Morning Star Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Joshua Brady, who scored 5 points along with 5 steals.
Morning Star Academy's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for East Moline Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Morning Star Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Quad Cities Christian at 6:30 p.m. on December 1st. Quad Cities Christian is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 54.2 points per game. East Moline Christian will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Marquette Manor Baptist Academy at 4:30 p.m. on December 1st.
