The Parkview Christian Patriots will head out to take on the Sandy Creek Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Parkview Christian is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 27, 2024 on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 67-30 loss at the hands of Pawnee City. Having soared to a lofty 65 points in the game before, the Patriots couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Sandy Creek was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 72-67 to Milford. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (58), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Parkview Christian will have to contain Ethan Shaw as he made an impact in Sandy Creek's last game. He posted 27 points and eight boards. Shaw's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamerin Sealey, who put up 13 points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Sandy Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive games.
Parkview Christian dropped their record down to 11-10 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Sandy Creek, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season.
Parkview Christian lost to Sandy Creek on the road by a decisive 78-59 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2014. Can Parkview Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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