The Mercy School Institute Mustangs had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They managed a 45-41 win over Christian Home Educators. Given Mercy School Institute's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 301st in Oklahoma, while Christian Home Educators is ranked 1484th in Texas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christian Home Educators' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caleb Snyder, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Caleb Koster, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Mercy School Institute has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Christian Home Educators, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-16.
Mercy School Institute does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Christian Home Educators, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Winston at 9:00 a.m. on March 1st. Christian Home Educators is coming into the match with three straight losses on the road, meaning Winston will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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