Morning Star Academy won the last time they faced Quad Cities Christian, and things went their way on Monday too. The Morning Star Academy Mustangs had just enough and edged the Quad Cities Christian Eagles out 21-19. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mustangs have posted against the Eagles since January 10, 2023.
Leading Morning Star Academy to victory were Violet Jewell and Addison Smith. Jewell almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds, while Smith scored ten points along with eight rebounds and two steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Jewell has scored at least a third of Morning Star Academy's points.
Quad Cities Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ayda Kyer, who scored eight points plus six rebounds and two steals. Kyer is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Raegan Ochkie, who had two points in addition to six rebounds and five steals.
The victory got Morning Star Academy back to even at 3-3. As for Quad Cities Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season.
Morning Star Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Tri-State Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Morning Star Academy's defense has only allowed 29.8 points per game this season, so Tri-State Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them. Quad Cities Christian has already played their next match (against Morning Star Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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