It's playoff time, and Evangelical Christian had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against the Canterbury Cougars on Thursday as the Evangelical Christian Sentinels made off with a 61-40 victory. The Sentinels haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Maddie O'Berski
| 02/06/25 vs Canterbury | 18 |
| 01/30/25 vs Golden Gate | 17 |
| 01/27/25 vs Aubrey Rogers | 12 |
| 01/24/25 vs Canterbury | 12 |
| 01/21/25 vs Seacrest Country Day | 8 |
| + 20 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Evangelical Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddie O'Berski, who went 8-for-14 to rack up 18 points and five boards. That's the most points O'Berski has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Kellisia Grant, who earned 11 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Evangelical Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Canterbury only racked up six assists.
When it comes to explaining why Canterbury lost, don't look at Aileen Warchol. Despite the final result, she went 5-for-11 on her way to 12 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Kaya Langford, who had ten points.
Evangelical Christian pushed their record up to 18-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.2 points. As for Canterbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-9.
Evangelical Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 41-26 win against First Baptist Academy on the 7th. As for Canterbury, they will take on Neumann at 6:00 p.m. on February 13th.
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