The Dock Mennonite Pioneers will face off against the Delaware County Christian Knights at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Dock Mennonite will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Dock Mennonite walked away with it. They walked away with a 36-27 win over the Griffens on Tuesday. Given Dock Mennonite's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while Church Farm is ranked 342nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Delaware County Christian scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They took down Faith Christian Academy 85-68. Delaware County Christian pushed the score to 71-51 by the end of the third, a deficit Faith Christian Academy cut but never quite recovered from.
Delaware County Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Khamai Orange out in front who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 15 rebounds. Orange has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Jameson, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Dock Mennonite has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Delaware County Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 20-7.
Dock Mennonite was able to grind out a solid win over Delaware County Christian in their previous meeting on Saturday, winning 51-38. Does Dock Mennonite have another victory up their sleeve, or will Delaware County Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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