The Middletown Christian Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Fairborn Skyhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Fairborn took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Middletown Christian, who comes in off a win.
Middletown Christian will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 25 points on Thursday, then bounced right back against Dixie on Saturday. Middletown Christian put the hurt on Dixie with a sharp 60-34 win. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Fairborn's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a hard 74-55 fall against Stebbins.
Despite the loss, Fairborn saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brooklynn Kimball dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 boards. Those 13 rebounds set a new season-high mark for Kimball. Another player making a difference was Jayla Smalls, who went 5 of 6 en route to 13 points.
Even though they lost, Fairborn smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Middletown Christian has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.6 points per game. As for Fairborn, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
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