Galesburg Christian won the last time they faced Pathway Christian and Malachi Barker did his part to make sure it happened again. The Galesburg Christian Lions skirted past the Pathway Christian Panthers 50-48 thanks in part to Barker, who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine steals. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times he's played.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ryker Miller, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. The match was Miller's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Denver Nelson, who earned 14 points plus six steals.
The victory made it two in a row for Galesburg Christian and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Galesburg Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 73-24 defeat against Quad Cities Christian on the 25th. As for Pathway Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 79-26 loss against Faith Christian on the 26th.
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