East Hill Christian and Santa Rosa Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully East Hill Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 28 last Tuesday.
East Hill Christian is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against West Florida Baptist Academy last Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Hill Christian came up short against West Florida Baptist Academy, falling 63-37. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Conquerors recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
East Hill Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Hudson Hooten, who had 14 points plus eight rebounds, and Austin Lockard, who had seven points in addition to five rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Eli Fulford, who had seven points in addition to eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa Christian took care of business in their home opener on November 14th (barely). They skirted past Gulf Pointe Latin 53-51.
East Hill Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Santa Rosa Christian, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
East Hill Christian and Santa Rosa Christian were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, but East Hill Christian came up empty-handed after a 61-60 loss. Will East Hill Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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