It was a good run, but the Mercer Christian Academy Cavaliers unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Pipestem Christian Academy by a score of 51-48. Mercer Christian Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Pipestem Christian Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
Despite the loss, Mercer Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from MJ Patton, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Patton hasn't dropped below two steals for seven straight games. Chance Watkins was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Mercer Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pipestem Christian Academy only pulled down six offensive rebounds.
Enoch Gonderman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Pipestem Christian Academy, shooting 4-for-5 from deep and dropping a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. Gonderman is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Silas Mattox, who scored 16 points.
Mercer Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 19-13. As for Pipestem Christian Academy, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-9.
Mercer Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Pipestem Christian Academy also has no future games currently scheduled.
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