The Barstow Knights won against the Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions on Tuesday with 78 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Barstow had just enough and edged Kansas City East Christian Academy out 78-75. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Barstow has posted yet this season.
Kansas City East Christian Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jared Devine, who scored 28 points along with seven rebounds. Kevin Johnson was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Barstow is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Kansas City East Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 17-9.
Barstow will be playing at home against St. Michael the Archangel at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Missouri (St. Michael the Archangel is ranked 93rd, while Barstow is ranked 117th). As for Kansas City East Christian Academy, Kansas City East Christian Academy and Platte County will face off at 4:00 p.m. on January 26th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
