Basketball Recap: Thursday's Defeat Ends Unity Christian's Winning Streak

Knights

Previous 5 Games

12/19/24 vs Cherokee Washington	39-41
12/17/24 @ MOC-Floyd Valley	60-56
12/13/24 vs Sheldon	65-11
12/12/24 vs Gehlen Catholic	59-39
12/10/24 @ Okoboji	59-30

After a string of four wins, Unity Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Cherokee Washington Braves by a score of 41-39. The game marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Unity Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Cherokee Washington, their win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-0.

Unity Christian won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Central Lyon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cherokee Washington, they and Spirit Lake will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Spirit Lake has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 217 points over their last three matchups.