Churchill hasn't had much luck against Wayne Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Churchill Chargers will look to defend their home court against the Wayne Memorial Zebras at 7:00 p.m.
Churchill is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They were beaten by Belleville 80-29. Having soared to a lofty 63 points in the game before, the Chargers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Wayne Memorial waltzed into their game on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Pioneers as they made off with a 77-52 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Zebras just coasted through the last quarter.
Churchill better focus on containing Carlos Medlock Jr and Jaylohn Allen as the pair were huge in Wayne Memorial's win. Medlock Jr almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine assists, while Allen went 9 of 14 on his way to 25 points along with five assists and five rebounds. The matchup was Medlock Jr's 12th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Austin Tory, who went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points in addition to five boards and four blocks.
Wayne Memorial pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.8 points per game. As for Churchill, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Churchill was taken down by Wayne Memorial 81-11 when the teams last played on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Allen, who went 7 of 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 34 points and three steals. Now that Churchill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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