The Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders will head out to take on the Unity Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Arthur-Okaw Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
Arthur-Okaw Christian is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since February 23rd on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Okaw Valley as Arthur-Okaw Christian made off with a 47-22 victory. With the Conquering Riders ahead 27-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Arthur-Okaw Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Avery Herschberger, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Herschberger has scored at least a third of Arthur-Okaw Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brileigh Mast, who went 5 for 8 en route to 10 points plus five steals.
Meanwhile, a victory for Unity Christian just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Meridian 54-15. The loss continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost five in a row.
Arthur-Okaw Christian's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points per game. As for Unity Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Arthur-Okaw Christian strolled past Unity Christian in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a score of 48-31. Will Arthur-Okaw Christian repeat their success, or does Unity Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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