The Resurrection Christian Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Severance Silver Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Severance took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Resurrection Christian, who comes in off a win.
Resurrection Christian took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday (and then some). They breezed by Eagle Ridge Academy at home to the tune of 79-39. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-21.
Marcus Phillips was the offensive standout of the match as he dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jacob Barker, who scored 19 points along with 5 rebounds.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 20-20 at halftime, Severance was not quite Riverdale Ridge's equal in the second half on Tuesday. Severance fell 60-47 to Riverdale Ridge.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Brady Varney, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. He scored a full 34% of Severance's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jaden Hoffman was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Resurrection Christian's victory bumped their record up to 1-0. As for Severance, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-1.
Resurrection Christian couldn't quite finish off Severance when the teams last played back in December of 2022 and fell 49-47. Will Resurrection Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
