The Elliot Christian Eagles had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They pulled ahead with a 44-43 photo finish over Stockton Christian. For Elliot Christian, this counts as revenge for the 49-48 loss Stockton Christian walked away with the last time they faced one another two weeks ago.
Elliot Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jayden Gaither led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Gaither has scored at least 25% of Elliot Christian's points. Jeremy Nielsen was another key contributor, scoring 10 points along with 5 assists and 5 rebounds.
Stockton Christian's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Chris Williams, who scored 10 points. Another player making a difference was Brandon Williams, who scored 9 points.
Elliot Christian's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Stockton Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-1.
Elliot Christian is on the road again on Thursday and play against Galt at 7:00 p.m. on December 7th. Allowing an average of 79 points per game, Galt has struggled on the defensive end, but that doesn't have to be the case in this match. As for Stockton Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Tioga at 5:00 p.m.
