The Calvary Christian Spartans typically have all the answers at home, but on Saturday the Botkins Trojans proved too difficult a challenge. They took down the Spartans 55-39. Given Botkins' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while Calvary Christian is ranked 586th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Calvary Christian had strong showings from Wyatt Schlatter, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds, and Philip Davie, who scored 15 points. Schlatter hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for three straight games.
The win was the third in a row for Botkins, bringing their record for this year to 17-6. As for Calvary Christian, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-6.
Botkins does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Calvary Christian, they will challenge Temple Christian at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Temple Christian has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 307 points over their last five games.
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