The Maranatha Christian Academy Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Jefferson Christian Academy Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Maranatha Christian Academy is looking for their season's first victory.
Maranatha Christian Academy will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Elk Valley Christian last Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 47-point loss they were dealt back in November. Maranatha Christian Academy fell just short of Elk Valley Christian by a score of 64-62.
Meanwhile, Jefferson Christian Academy was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 47-46 to Carlisle.
Despite their defeat, Jefferson Christian Academy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Oliver Balai, who posted eight points in addition to nine rebounds and seven assists, was perhaps the best of all. Solomon Shirey was another key player, going 6 for 13 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Jefferson Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Jefferson Christian Academy's loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Maranatha Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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