Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were beaten by the Delaware County Christian Knights 86-58 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Falcons of the 76-65 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.
Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Malik Minor, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards. Minor has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times he's played. Joey Swaim also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assists of the season.
Falcons
| 01/21/25 vs Delaware County Christian | 58-86 |
| 01/15/25 @ Church Farm | 47-56 |
Even though they lost, Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive matches.
Delaware County Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Khamai Orange led the charge by going 8 for 12 on his way to 25 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Beau Lyren was another key player, going 10 of 16 en route to 23 points and three steals.
Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5. As for Delaware County Christian, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy will challenge Valley Forge Military Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season. Delaware County Christian has already played their next game (against Pope John Paul II), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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