The Quad Cities Christian Eagles won the last time they faced the Galesburg Christian Lions, and things went their way on Friday too. Quad Cities Christian walked away with a 51-40 victory over the Lions.
Quad Cities Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Raegan Ochkie, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ochkie has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Piper Ochkie, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and seven steals.
When it comes to explaining why Galesburg Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kaela Hall. Despite the final result, she scored 24 points. That was a full 60% of Galesburg Christian's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Quad Cities Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Galesburg Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
Quad Cities Christian and the Falcons will face off at 6:15 p.m. on February 3rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Faith Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Galesburg Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against the Mustangs at 3:15 p.m. on February 3rd. Morning Star Academy's defense has only allowed 28.8 points per game this season, so the Lions' offense will have their work cut out for them.