The Sheets Memorial Christian Eagles's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight defeat. The contest between them and Non Varsity Opponent wasn't particularly close, with Sheets Memorial Christian falling 62-46. Sheets Memorial Christian was down 48-28 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Sheets Memorial Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jude Howell, who scored 11 points along with six steals. Howell has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Finn Everhart, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds.
Sheets Memorial Christian's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Non Varsity Opponent, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 140-249-1 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sheets Memorial Christian will face off against Mount Calvary Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Sheets Memorial Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 29 on Tuesday. As for Non Varsity Opponent, they will head out on the road to challenge Clovis Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
