The Delta Charter Dragons will face off against the Elliot Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Elliot Christian took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Delta Charter, who comes in off a win.
Delta Charter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Don Pedro 70-19 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Dragons have posted since February 1, 2024.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Elliot Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 54-41 to Vanguard College Prep.
Delta Charter will have to contain Jeremy Nielsen as he made an impact in Elliot Christian's last game. He posted 12 points in addition to five blocks and three steals. The dominant performance gave Nielsen a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Justus Tokheim, who earned eight points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Elliot Christian's loss dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Delta Charter, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-14.
Delta Charter came up short against Elliot Christian when the teams last played back in January, falling 50-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nielsen, who scored 27 points in addition to seven boards and six assists. Now that Delta Charter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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