The Wichita Defenders HomeSchool Defenders will challenge the Sunrise Christian Academy Buffaloes at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Wichita Defenders HomeSchool saw some tournament action last Saturday. They fell 49-40 to Kansas City East Christian Academy. The Defenders haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Sunrise Christian Academy came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 59-55 victory over the Indians. Given the Buffaloes' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Indians are ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wichita Defenders HomeSchool's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Sunrise Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Wichita Defenders HomeSchool was dealt a bruising 72-34 loss at the hands of Sunrise Christian Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sunrise Christian Academy's Iyzrel Graham, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine steals. Now that Wichita Defenders HomeSchool 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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