The True North Knights and the Marshall Christian Academy Guardians will face off at 3:00 p.m. on February 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
True North had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They put the hurt on Grayson Christian with a sharp 62-36 victory. True North pushed the score to 48-27 by the end of the third, a deficit Grayson Christian had little chance of recovering from.
True North's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Isaac Calisch, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Calisch is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed four or more in the last four games he's played. Aiden Parks was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with seven rebounds and four blocks.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Marshall Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 92-54 victory over the Warriors on the road. Marshall Christian Academy's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
True North has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Marshall Christian Academy, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 16-10.
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