The Evergreen Christian Eagles had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They skirted past Rock Creek Christian Academy 57-54. For Evergreen Christian, this counts as revenge for the 73-57 loss Rock Creek Christian Academy walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2023.
Evergreen Christian was led to victory by Matthew Shelton and Jackson Britt. Shelton scored 18 points along with six rebounds and two blocks, while Britt scored 22 points along with five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Britt has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Cook, who scored eight points.
Rock Creek Christian Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Corwin Holland II, who scored 19 points along with nine rebounds. Sam Norfleet was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with six assists.
Evergreen Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Rock Creek Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-6.
Evergreen Christian will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Patriot at 4:30 p.m. on January 20th. Patriot knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 13 matchups -- so hopefully Evergreen Christian likes a good challenge. As for Rock Creek Christian Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Shabach Christian Academy Blue at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shabach Christian Academy Blue is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
