Basketball Recap: Five Straight Road Victories for Community Christian

Community Christian saw some tournament action on Friday. They came out on top against the Southeast Halifax Trojans by a score of 72-64. Given the Cyclones' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Trojans are ranked 529th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Community Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Briceson Martin, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 19 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Martin has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Gattis, who posted 21 points and five rebounds.

Community Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southeast Halifax only racked up three assists.

Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was O'Tavion Arrington, who went 9 of 10 on his way to 21 points. Arrington is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamarian Webb, who made all 5 shots he took to post 16 points.

Cyclones

Previous 5 Games (Away)

12/27/24 @ Southeast Halifax	72-64
12/10/24 @ Howard	75-58
12/05/24 @ Jacksonville Christian Academy	88-51
11/25/24 @ Bethel Christian Academy	76-22
11/21/24 @ Greenville Christian Academy	79-49

Community Christian pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.0 points per game. As for Southeast Halifax, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.

Community Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 76-73 victory against Northwest Halifax on the 28th. As for Southeast Halifax, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 64-62 defeat against Howard on the 28th.