Midland Christian is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Coram Deo Academy is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Midland Christian Mustangs will welcome the Coram Deo Academy Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Midland Christian will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Trinity Christian, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Midland Christian blew past Trinity Christian 56-35 on Tuesday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Lions are ranked 660th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Coram Deo Academy was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Grace Prep 63-30.
Coram Deo Academy's win came from a few key players Midland Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Emily Revering, who went 11 of 21 on her way to 24 points and seven rebounds. Those 24 points gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Selah Johnson, who posted 13 points in addition to eight assists and seven steals.
Midland Christian has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Coram Deo Academy, their win bumped their record up to 22-2.
Midland Christian came up short against Coram Deo Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 46-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson, who had 20 points. Now that Midland Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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