The Ballard Christian Eagle will face off against the Ezekiel Academy Knights at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ballard Christian will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Two weeks ago, Ballard Christian came up short against Eastwood Christian and fell 33-26.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ezekiel Academy). They walked away with an 83-73 victory over Springwood on Monday. While the Knights didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Ezekiel Academy found their leader in sophomore Elijah Taylor, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Taylor has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelson Free, who scored 18 points plus seven rebounds and three steals.
Ezekiel Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in eight consecutive contests.
Ezekiel Academy's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for Ballard Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Ballard Christian came up short against Ezekiel Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 63-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Free, who went 7 for 11 en route to 19 points plus seven steals and five rebounds. Now that Ballard Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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