The Evangelical Christian Sentinels and the Miami Christian Victors will face off at 2:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Miami Christian is hoping to do what Palmetto Ridge couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Evangelical Christian's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Evangelical Christian really took it to Palmetto Ridge for the full four quarters, racking up a 60-30 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-13.
| 12/26/24 vs Palmetto Ridge | 22 |
| 12/20/24 @ Bishop Verot | 16 |
| 12/17/24 vs Gateway | 15 |
It was another big night for Nalah Smith, who went 10 for 12 on her way to 22 points. The contest was her third in a row with at least ten points. Kellisia Grant was another key player, putting up six points along with five boards and five steals.
Meanwhile, after only one point in their last game, Miami Christian made sure to put some points up on the board against Naples on Thursday. Couldn't have asked for a better way to wrap up 2024 than the 63-35 stomp they got against Naples. Given the Victors' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 373rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Evangelical Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.1 points per game. As for Miami Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
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