Longview Christian suffered their closest defeat since November 14, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of the Poetry Community Christian Pioneer by a score of 44-42. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Longview Christian of the 41-30 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2024.
01/24/25 @ Poetry Community Christian | 7 |
01/21/25 @ Christian Heritage | 9 |
01/17/25 vs Greenville Christian | 4 |
01/14/25 vs CHAAMP HomeSchool | 5 |
01/07/25 vs King's Academy | 8 |
12/13/24 vs Athens Christian Preparatory Academy | 5 |
Judah Sandel and Obed Sandel certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Judah dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds, while Obed almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 steals. Judah is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed four or more in the last six games he's played. Collin Haygood was another key player, putting up seven points.
Longview Christian now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Poetry Community Christian, their win ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-17.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Longview Christian will square off against Greenville Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Poetry Community Christian, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Longview Christian at 7:30 p.m. on February 7th.
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