Tri-State Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 56-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pathway Christian Panthers. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Huskies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 42-40 back in December of 2024.
Tri-State Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Noah Duenser, who posted 13 points. Nehemiah Smith was another key player, going 6 of 11 on his way to 13 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pathway Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Denver Nelson, who went 6 for 12 en route to 20 points and five assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which Nelson has scored at least a third of Pathway Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Preston Yutzy, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 13 points.
Tri-State Christian's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Pathway Christian, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Tri-State Christian has already played their next match (against Unity Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Pathway Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Faith Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Faith Christian will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Pathway Christian surely won't give up without a fight.
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