Sunrise Christian Academy Silver waltzed into Friday's contest with two straight wins but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 64-61 victory over Sterling. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Sunrise Christian Academy Silver got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tomohito Kobari out in front who scored 18 points along with six assists. That's the first time this season that Kobari scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marko Pavlovic, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds.
Sunrise Christian Academy Silver's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Sterling, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-1.
Sunrise Christian Academy Silver and Great Bend will face off at 7:30 p.m. on December 9th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Great Bend presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Sunrise Christian Academy Silver in Kansas (Great Bend is ranked 49th, while Sunrise Christian Academy Silver is ranked 130th). Sterling won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Kingman at 4:30 p.m. on December 9th.
