Lititz Christian was the 55-50 winner over New Covenant Christian when they last played one another last Friday, but their luck changed this time around. The Lititz Christian Eagles fell just short of the New Covenant Christian Flames by a score of 40-38 on Tuesday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Lititz Christian lost, don't look at Jack Kriebel. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 47.4% of Lititz Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Caeden Harmon, who earned eight points and ten boards.
New Covenant Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Grayden Summers out in front who had 13 points and three steals. That's the most steals Summers has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexander Hart, who put up 13 points and six rebounds.
Lititz Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for New Covenant Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Lititz Christian will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on Mount Calvary Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mount Calvary Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Lititz Christian likes a good challenge. As for New Covenant Christian, they are taking a road trip to square off against Covenant Christian Academy at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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