The Grove Christian School Falcons had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 24-23 win over The Carmel School. That's another feather in the cap for Grove Christian School, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Grove Christian School's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emily Hopkins led the charge by scoring nine points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Lizzie Featherstone was another key contributor, scoring two points along with three steals.
Grove Christian School's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for The Carmel School, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Grove Christian School won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Grace Christian School at 3:15 p.m. on January 27th. As for The Carmel School, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Richmond Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
