Morning Star Academy hasn't had much luck against Rivermont Collegiate recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Morning Star Academy Mustangs will be playing at home against the Rivermont Collegiate Lions at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Morning Star Academy is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell 52-40 to Pathway Christian.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was David Martin, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. That was a full 35% of Morning Star Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Brady, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 13 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Rivermont Collegiate had to start their season on the road on Thursday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They were beaten by Quad Cities Christian 53-26. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost seven in a row.
Morning Star Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-4. As for Rivermont Collegiate, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Morning Star Academy came up short against Rivermont Collegiate in their previous matchup back in January, falling 33-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rivermont Collegiate's Eamon Matlock, who had 11 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. Now that Morning Star Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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