The Grace Christian Crusaders and the Richmond Raiders are set to duel on Tuesday. Grace Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.4 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Grace Christian came up short against Word of God Christian Academy National and fell 75-67. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grace Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Nate Jones, who went 7 for 12 en route to 25 points, and Jimmy Zimmerman, who went 8 for 14 en route to 20 points plus eight rebounds. The matchup was Jones' third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Grant Jacques, who had 12 points.
Even though they lost, Grace Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Word of God Christian Academy National only racked up seven.
Meanwhile, Richmond sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 53-51 win over New Life Christian Academy on Saturday.
Richmond's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Grace Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
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