Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Statesville Christian). They snuck past the Walnut Grove Christian Christian Warriors with a 65-60 win on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Walnut Grove Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lucas Thomason, who had 22 points. The contest was Thomason's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Cuerton, who had 19 points.
Statesville Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for Walnut Grove Christian, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Statesville Christian will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on North Hills Christian at 7:00 p.m. on December 3rd. As for Walnut Grove Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Liberty Preparatory Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty Preparatory Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Walnut Grove Christian likes a good challenge.
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