The Redwood Christian Eagles entered their tilt with the Head-Royce Jayhawks with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Redwood Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 53-50 win over Head-Royce on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Redwood Christian has posted yet this season.
It was another big night for Nia Rogers, who scored 39 points along with six steals. That makes it 20 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Redwood Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Chisom Nwebube, who scored nine points.
Redwood Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Head-Royce, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Redwood Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Athenian at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Athenian is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak. Head-Royce won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Valley Christian at 5:30 p.m. on January 26th. Valley Christian comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 20 points in their last five games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
