The Pathway Christian Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Morning Star Academy Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Pathway Christian lost 45-22 to Quad Cities Christian on Friday.
Maggie Shetler was Pathway Christian's leading scorer, having posted seven points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Morning Star Academy). They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Galesburg Christian 53-17. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 30 points or more this season.
Pathway Christian better focus on containing Annabella VonMuenster and Violet Jewell as the pair were huge in Morning Star Academy's win. VonMuenster dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds, while Jewell dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. With that strong performance, Jewell is now averaging an impressive 8.2 boards per game. Another player making a difference was Abigail Smith, who posted 11 points and three steals.
Morning Star Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.7 points per game. As for Pathway Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Pathway Christian has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 26.2 boards per game. However, it's not like Morning Star Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.7 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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