With a playoff game on the line, the Emmanuel Christian Warriors rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 62-55. Given Emmanuel Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while Liberty Center is ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Emmanuel Christian found their leader in underclassman Nate Miles, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Miles has scored at least a third of Emmanuel Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalen Brown, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Emmanuel Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Liberty Center, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-8.
Emmanuel Christian has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Archbold at 6:00 p.m. on March 9th. One thing working in Emmanuel Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten contests. Liberty Center does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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