New Washington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 45-34 to the Christian Academy Warriors. The Mustangs lost against the Warriors in their previous head to head back in December of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 75-23 score last time.
New Washington lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Cohen Briles, who shot 40% from the field on his way to 14 points and eight boards. Danny Hostetler was another key player, putting up eight points and eight rebounds.
Noah Vance was a one-man wrecking crew For Christian Academy. as he posted 18 points and seven boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Vance has scored at least a third of the Warriors' points. Another player making a difference was Cash Crawford, who had six points.
New Washington's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Christian Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Coming up, New Washington will venture away from home to face off against Southwestern at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs will need to watch out since the Rebels have now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Christian Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 56-48 victory against Clarksville on the 9th.
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