Basketball Recap: Union Grove Christian Drops Season-High Score on Living Water Christian

Patriots

Team Score

12/17/24 vs Living Water Christian	71
11/21/24 vs Calvary Christian	68
12/13/24 vs New Manna Christian	66
11/14/24 @ Chatham HomeSchool	61
11/22/24 @ Elkin	61

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Union Grove Christian). They managed a 71-67 victory over the Living Water Christian Warriors on Tuesday. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Warriors are ranked 258th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Union Grove Christian was led to victory by Colin Wykes and Ben Johnson. Wykes went 12 for 21 on his way to 32 points and five steals, while Johnson went 7 of 10 on his way to 15 points in addition to seven assists and five boards. That's the most points Johnson has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Trinkle, who posted nine points along with six boards and three steals.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Union Grove Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Living Water Christian only posted four assists.

Living Water Christian's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Peyton Pennington, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 15 points and five boards. Pennington is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Jaiden Cooper was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 12 boards.

The win was the third in a row for Union Grove Christian, bringing their record for this year to 14-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Living Water Christian, they moved to 8-6 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Union Grove Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 61-40 victory against Cramerton Christian Academy on the 19th. As for Living Water Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 96-60 loss against Grace Christian on the 19th.