Ballard Christian and Ezekiel Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Ballard Christian Eagle will head out to square off against the Ezekiel Academy Knights at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ballard Christian can't be to happy about their upcoming road game considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Thursday. They took a 71-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Central Christian. The Eagle have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Ezekiel Academy entered their tilt with Lakeside School on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Chiefs 82-15. That looming 82-15 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ezekiel Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kelson Free, who went 8 for 12 en route to 19 points plus two steals. The contest was Free's third in a row with at least ten points. Jonathan Lynch was another key player, going 6 for 7 en route to 13 points plus six rebounds and four steals.
Ezekiel Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Ballard Christian might still be hurting after the 68-44 loss they got from Ezekiel Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2016. Can Ballard Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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