The Resurrection Christian Cougars waltzed into their matchup on Friday with 13 straight wins but they left with 14. They snuck past Eaton with a 52-48 win. That's another feather in the cap for Resurrection Christian, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Resurrection Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mackenzie Flikkema, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Klein, who scored 17 points.
Eaton's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Courtney Steinkamp, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Steinkamp has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Tayla Wiedeman, who scored 14 points along with two blocks.
Resurrection Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Eaton, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-8.
Resurrection Christian will square off against The Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Resurrection Christian is coming into the contest with seven straight wins on the road, so The Academy is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Eaton, they will be playing at home against Coal Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Coal Ridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Saturday.
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