Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sunshine Bible Academy). They walked away with a 47-36 victory over the Aberdeen Christian Knights on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Crusaders with their most commanding win of the season.
Sunshine Bible Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ciera Mickelson, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards. With that strong performance, Mickelson is now averaging an impressive 8.2 rebounds per game. Tessa Hinman was another key player, putting up 13 points.
01/31/25 vs Aberdeen Christian | 11 |
01/30/24 @ Highmore/Harrold | 10 |
01/23/25 vs James Valley Christian | 9 |
01/14/25 @ Lower Brule | 9 |
02/09/24 @ Ipswich | 9 |
Sunshine Bible Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Sunshine Bible Academy's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Aberdeen Christian, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-14.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sunshine Bible Academy will square off against Highmore/Harrold at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Aberdeen Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against North Central at 4:00 p.m. North Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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