The Christian Educational Consortium Cougars had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They breezed by Evansville HomeSchool R at home to the tune of 50-20. Given Christian Educational Consortium's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 150th in Kentucky, while Evansville HomeSchool R is ranked 378th in Indiana), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christian Educational Consortium's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rachel King, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. King hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ariana Wynder, who scored nine points along with ten rebounds and six steals.
Christian Educational Consortium's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Evansville HomeSchool R, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Christian Educational Consortium will take on Fort Knox at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Fort Knox comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 24 points in their last four games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse. As for Evansville HomeSchool R, they will head out on the road to challenge Tennessee Heat at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
