Mt. Pleasant Christian played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Evangel Christian Lightning, falling 76-37. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Lightning are ranked 91st).
| 02/04/25 @ Evangel Christian | 3 |
| 01/07/25 vs Master's Hand Christian | 2 |
| 12/10/24 vs Marshall Christian Academy | 2 |
| 01/23/24 vs First Assembly Christian | 2 |
| 01/31/25 @ Rocket City | 1 |
Despite the defeat, Mt. Pleasant Christian had strong showings from Andrew Stidham, who posted six points and seven boards, and Aidan Brown, who put up ten points. The dominant performance also gave Stidham a new career-high in assists (three). Cole Knight also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Evangel Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Asa Wagoner out in front who went 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Michael Gobel, who went 5 for 9 en route to 13 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Mt. Pleasant Christian and nudges their season record down to 9-8. As for Evangel Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Mt. Pleasant Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Evangel Christian, they will square off against East Central HomeSchool at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Evangel Christian comes in on six and East Central HomeSchool on five.
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