The Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Gilbert Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
It was a proper cat-fight when Pusch Ridge Christian Academy duked it out withAmphitheater on Wednesday. Pusch Ridge Christian Academy walked away with a 60-52 win over Amphitheater. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy relied on the efforts of Santino Almazan, who went 5 for 10 en route to 21 points, and Noah McKinney, who posted 20 points along with seven rebounds. The contest was McKinney's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Lambe, who had seven points in addition to 16 rebounds.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.
Meanwhile, Gilbert Christian put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Seton Catholic by a score of 57-50.
Gilbert Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Owen Fermoyle, who went 5 for 12 en route to 14 points plus eight rebounds and four steals. Fermoyle is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Jace Olson was another key player, earning 20 points in addition to seven rebounds.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for Gilbert Christian, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Pusch Ridge Christian Academy and Gilbert Christian are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Pusch Ridge Christian Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 62.1 points per game. However, it's not like Gilbert Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 80.7. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy came up short against Gilbert Christian in their previous meeting back in January, falling 71-64. Can Pusch Ridge Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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