Make it seven blowout wins for the Northwest Christian Crusaders this season. They took their matchup at home on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 47-9 victory over Scottsdale Christian Academy. While fans of Northwest Christian might be used to big wins, the 38-point margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Northwest Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Maddy Lyons led the charge by scoring nine points along with five rebounds and four steals. Lyons has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Katelyn Best was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Northwest Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Scottsdale Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-15.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northwest Christian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against the Gophers at 3:00 p.m. on January 31st. Florence will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Crusaders are ranked 86th). As for Scottsdale Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Fountain Hills is coming into the game hot, having won their last ten games.
