The Morgantown Christian Academy Mustangs just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Pipestem Christian Academy Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Morgantown Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.
Morgantown Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Elk Valley Christian for the full four quarters, racking up an 84-46 victory. With the Mustangs ahead 44-22 at the half, the game was all but over already.
| 01/17/25 vs Elk Valley Christian | 3 |
| 12/21/24 vs Ohio Valley Christian | 6 |
| 12/20/24 @ Grace Christian | 3 |
| 12/12/24 @ Blair County Christian | 7 |
| 12/07/24 @ Elk Valley Christian | 4 |
Cole Mathess continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. He has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 21 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Collin Lemley, who posted 16 points and six rebounds.
Morgantown Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Pipestem Christian Academy might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 56-44 to Summit Christian Academy, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Panthers have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Morgantown Christian Academy will need focus on slowing down Enoch Gonderman, one of several Pipestem Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Silas Mattox, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds.
Morgantown Christian Academy's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.5 points. As for Pipestem Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Morgantown Christian Academy and Pipestem Christian Academy are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Morgantown Christian Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 68.7 points per game. However, it's not like Pipestem Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 57.2 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Morgantown Christian Academy came up short against Pipestem Christian Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 47-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gonderman, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 16 boards. Now that Morgantown Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
