The Mountain Mission Challengers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Pathways Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on March 1st. Mountain Mission knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 26 games -- so hopefully Pathways likes a good challenge.
Even though Community Christian scored an imposing 60 points on Thursday, Mountain Mission still came out on top. Mountain Mission took their game against Community Christian 72-60. Given Mountain Mission's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 125th in Virginia, while Community Christian is ranked 403rd in Florida), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pathways put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Georgia Force Christian with a sharp 62-39 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-11.
Pathways got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Steven Edwards out in front who scored 24 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Branden Southall was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with five steals.
Mountain Mission is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Pathways, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 27-7.
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