The Judah Christian Tribe will face off against the Calvary Christian Academy Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Judah Christian is looking for their season's first win.
Judah Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 39-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Arthur-Okaw Christian on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Tribe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 687th, while the Conquering Riders are ranked 263rd).
Despite the loss, Judah Christian saw an underclassman step up: freshman Masyn Miller posted 19 points and four steals. That was a full 70.4% of Judah Christian's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Peighton Joines, who put up four points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Calvary Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 43-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Heritage.
Judah Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Calvary Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Judah Christian strolled past Calvary Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2020 by a score of 48-30. Does Judah Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Calvary Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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