The Methodist Children's Home Bulldogs will be home for the holidays to greet the Crawford Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Methodist Children's Home will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Methodist Children's Home has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 22 points or more this season. They put the hurt on Evant with a sharp 53-31 victory on Tuesday.
Methodist Children's Home relied on the efforts of Elijah Williams, who scored 18 points along with five steals, and Londen Bickham, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 22 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Bickham has scored at least 25% of Methodist Children's Home's points. Another player making a difference was Bryce Bickham, who scored three points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Crawford was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Bangs 44-14 at home. That 44-14 margin sets a new team best for Crawford this season.
Methodist Children's Home's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-1. As for Crawford, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Methodist Children's Home came up short against Crawford in their previous matchup back in December of 2018, falling 54-41. Will Methodist Children's Home have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
