The Christian Patriots and the University City Centurions will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.1 points per game this season.
Christian will head into Saturday's match on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Eastlake on Saturday. Christian claimed a resounding 66-36 win over Eastlake. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 22 points or more this season.
Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Leah Speers out in front who posted 29 points and three steals. Maepon Johnson was another key player, putting up 13 points along with seven boards and three steals.
Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastlake only posted six assists.
Meanwhile, University City sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 44-41 win over La Jolla on Wednesday.
Christian's record now sits at 6-3. As for University City, their record is now 4-5.
Christian took their victory against University City when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 55-33. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was University City's Kami Demara, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Christian still be able to contain Demara? There's only one way to find out.
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