The Morning Star Academy Mustangs posted their biggest win yet this season on Friday. They blew past Unity Christian 60-40. Morning Star Academy pushed the score to 54-30 by the end of the third, a deficit Unity Christian cut but never quite recovered from.
Morning Star Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Isaac Yowell out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. That's the first time this season that Yowell pulled down eight or more rebounds. Eli Hughes was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Unity Christian's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Samm Wilbur, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds, and Graham Foust who scored 11 points. That was a full 40% of Unity Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
The win got Morning Star Academy back to even at 7-7. As for Unity Christian, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-13.
Morning Star Academy on the road again on Tuesday and play against Galesburg Christian at 6:30 p.m. on January 23rd. Galesburg Christian is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak. As for Unity Christian, they will be playing at home against Pathway Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in their respective states (Pathway Christian is ranked 731st in Iowa, while Unity Christian is ranked 750th in Illinois).
