Even though the North River Christian Chargers have not done well against the Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. North River Christian snuck past Tuscaloosa Home Educators with a 31-26 victory. The victory was familiar territory for North River Christian who now have five in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North River Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alaisha Cousette, who scored nine points along with five steals. Cousette is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Halle Burch, who scored seven points along with 13 rebounds and two blocks.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Esther Miller, who scored nine points.
North River Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Tuscaloosa Home Educators, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.
North River Christian will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Tuscaloosa Home Educators at 6:00 p.m. on January 25th. As for Tuscaloosa Home Educators, they will head out on the road to square off against Ezekiel Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ezekiel Academy will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
