Emmanuel Christian Academy will be taking part in a tournament against the Morgantown Christian Academy Mustangs at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Emmanuel Christian Academy is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home back in December of 2024. They managed a 44-40 victory over Capital Prep Harbor. Emmanuel Christian Academy's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Meanwhile, Morgantown Christian Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 53-34 win over Calvary Christian Academy. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 31st in West Virginia, while Calvary Christian Academy are ranked 205th in Maryland), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Emmanuel Christian Academy better focus on containing Cade Spicer and Cole Mathess as the pair were huge in Morgantown Christian Academy's win. Spicer went 5 for 10 on his way to 14 points and four steals, while Mathess posted 13 points and seven steals. Mathess has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 23 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Andy Rodriguez, who went 5 of 6 en route to 11 points.
Morgantown Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive contests.
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