Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Unity Christian). They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders 42-39. For the Lions, this counts as revenge for the 48-31 victory the Conquering Riders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2023.
Despite the loss, Arthur-Okaw Christian saw an underclassman step up: freshman Avery Herschberger went 5 for 12 en route to 14 points plus five steals. That was a full 35.9% of Arthur-Okaw Christian's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Annabelle Haskins, who scored 13 points plus seven rebounds.
Unity Christian's record is now 2-4. As for Arthur-Okaw Christian, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Unity Christian has already played their next match (against Arthur-Okaw Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Arthur-Okaw Christian, they will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on Kankakee Trinity Academy at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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