The Genoa Christian Academy Genoa Christian Academy will face off against the Mansfield Christian Flames at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mansfield Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Genoa Christian Academy, who comes in off a win.
Genoa Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Tuesday. Everything went their way against Ross County Christian Academy as Genoa Christian Academy made off with a 63-38 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-13.
Leah Kinley had an outrageously good game as she went 8 for 13 en route to 20 points plus five rebounds and two steals. What's more, she also racked up four offensive rebounds, the most she's had since back in January. Another player making a difference was Lily Hubbell, who went 5 for 9 en route to 11 points.
Genoa Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mansfield Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak dating back to last season on Tuesday. They took a hard 52-37 fall against Mansfield Senior. While the Flames didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tygers 14-6 in the first quarter.
Genoa Christian Academy pushed their record up to 1-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 23.2 points. As for Mansfield Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Genoa Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Mansfield Christian when the teams last played back in February, winning 61-52. Will Genoa Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Mansfield Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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