Galesburg Christian is 1-7 against Morning Star Academy since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Galesburg Christian Lions will head out on the road to take on the Morning Star Academy Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. Galesburg Christian is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Galesburg Christian suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Thursday. They were outmatched by Quad Cities Christian at home and fell 65-34. Galesburg Christian has not had much luck with Quad Cities Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Morning Star Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 48-44 to Tri-State Christian. Morning Star Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The losing side was boosted by Gavin Trotter, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kellen Axtman, who scored 12 points.
Galesburg Christian now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Morning Star Academy, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-7 record this season.
Galesburg Christian might still be hurting after the 61-37 loss they got from Morning Star Academy in their previous matchup on January 5th. The match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Galesburg Christian was down 37-14.
