The Milford Christian Conquerors will head out on the road to square off against the Martinsburg Christian Academy Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses dating back to last season for Milford Christian and ten for Martinsburg Christian Academy dating back to last season.
Milford Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were outmatched by Bayview Christian and fell 68-40.
02/04/25 vs Bayview Christian | 7 |
01/31/25 vs Woodlawn Baptist Academy | 3 |
01/24/25 vs Independent Baptist Academy | 6 |
01/21/25 @ Bayview Christian | 10 |
Despite the loss, Milford Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Esdras Mateo posted 15 points along with seven rebounds and seven steals. Mateo is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Keegan Fitzwater, who scored eight points in addition to five assists and five boards.
Even though they lost, Milford Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Martinsburg Christian Academy managed to keep up with Independent Baptist Academy until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Martinsburg Christian Academy was beaten by Independent Baptist Academy 60-30. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 297th in West Virginia, while the Kings are ranked 115th in Maryland).
Martinsburg Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Milford Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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