The Statesville Christian Lions lost against the Millers Creek Christian Lions last Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Statesville Christian took a 36-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Millers Creek Christian. Statesville Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
ELLIE SMITH was the offensive standout of the match as she dropped a double-double on 18 points and 16 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Millers Creek Christian's points. Another player making a difference was KENNEDY MARSH, who scored 5 points along with 4 steals.
Statesville Christian now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Millers Creek Christian, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Statesville Christian will face off against North Hills Christian at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. North Hills Christian is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home. As for Millers Creek Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Victory Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.