Christian Fellowship is 9-1 against Plaza Heights Christian Academy since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Both teams will face off at 5:00 p.m. on February 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Christian Fellowship will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
In what's become a running theme this season, Christian Fellowship gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Overland Christian 47-22. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Christian Fellowship had established a 24 point advantage.
Brooke Grathwohl and Ariya Barton were among the main playmakers for Christian Fellowship as the former scored ten points along with five steals and the latter scored 12 points along with eight steals. Barton has been hot recently, having posted five or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Emma Kate Bradley, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Plaza Heights Christian Academy scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 50-20 victory over Heritage Classical Christian Academy on the road. The team's offensive explosion also rewarded Plaza Heights Christian Academy with their most commanding win of the season.
Hannah Shinn and Reece Cornine were among the main playmakers for Plaza Heights Christian Academy as the former scored 19 points along with eight steals and seven rebounds and the latter dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Shinn has scored at least a third of Plaza Heights Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Collier, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Christian Fellowship has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Plaza Heights Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 14-12.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Christian Fellowship have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Plaza Heights Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Christian Fellowship took their win against Plaza Heights Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 54-29. In that match, Christian Fellowship amassed a halftime lead of 38-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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