The Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders will head out to face off against the La Salette Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Arthur-Okaw Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.
Arthur-Okaw Christian will head into Saturday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 21-point they dealt Kankakee Trinity Academy on Saturday. Arthur-Okaw Christian put the hurt on Kankakee Trinity Academy with a sharp 67-46 victory. 67 seems to be a good number for the Conquering Riders as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Arthur-Okaw Christian can attribute much of their success to Brock Helmuth, who went 10 for 11 en route to 23 points, and Kyson Pflum, who went 6 for 8 en route to 16 points plus six assists and five rebounds. What's more, Helmuth also posted a 91% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in January. Cody Kuhns was another key player, posting eight points plus six rebounds and two steals.
Arthur-Okaw Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, La Salette Academy came up short against Hoopeston on Friday and fell 58-50. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Cornjerkers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
La Salette Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Arthur-Okaw Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Arthur-Okaw Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their match against La Salette Academy when the teams last played back in February, but they still walked away with a 40-34 win. Does Arthur-Okaw Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Salette Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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