The Maryville Christian Lions scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They secured a 65-60 W over Mulberry Grove. The win was some much needed relief for Maryville Christian as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Logan Schwenk was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Maryville Christian's points. Cade King was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with two steals.
Mulberry Grove lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Carter Scoggins, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Hartmann, who scored 12 points along with four steals.
Maryville Christian's victory bumped their record up to 5-25. As for Mulberry Grove, their loss was their 21st straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-19.
Maryville Christian will challenge Valmeyer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Maryville Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Tuesday. As for Mulberry Grove, they will be playing in front of their home fans against First Baptist Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mulberry Grove is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season.
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