The North Central Eagles pushed their score all the way to 63 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 73-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of Emmanuel Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (55), North Central still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, North Central had strong showings from Joe Burt, who scored 13 points, and Cohen Meyers, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Johnny Hicks, who scored eight points.
Emmanuel Christian was led to victory by Nate Miles and Jalen Brown. Miles scored 22 points along with six rebounds, while Brown scored 25 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Miles is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Antwoine Mister was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
North Central has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season. As for Emmanuel Christian, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-2.
North Central will head out on the road to square off against Edgerton at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Ohio (Edgerton is ranked 658th, while North Central is ranked 680th). As for Emmanuel Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Erie-Mason at 8:00 p.m. on February 20th. The timing is sure in Emmanuel Christian's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Erie-Mason has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
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