Great Commission hasn't had much luck against Johnstown Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The two teams will face off at 5:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Great Commission has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Great Commission is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 55-51 win over DuBois Christian on Thursday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Bears' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 589th, while DuBois Christian are ranked 193rd).
Great Commission can attribute much of their success to Alexa Hall, who posted 19 points and three steals, and Ava Bordack, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 18 points and seven rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Hall has scored at least a third of Great Commission's points. Bayla Miller was another key player, putting up ten points.
Meanwhile, Johnstown Christian entered their contest against Ferndale on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Johnstown Christian took a 42-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ferndale.
Great Commission's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Johnstown Christian, their loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2.
Great Commission was taken down by Johnstown Christian 46-10 when the teams last played on January 14th. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Great Commission was down 34-10.
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