The Suburban Christian Crusaders will square off against the Crosspointe Christian Academy Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Suburban Christian is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Suburban Christian proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 31) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 61-60 win over First Baptist Christian.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Crosspointe Christian Academy challenged Colonial Christian on Tuesday. The Panthers claimed a resounding 84-36 victory over the Cougars. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Suburban Christian better focus on containing Carter Ellis and Coltenn Wagner as the pair were huge in Crosspointe Christian Academy's win. Ellis shot 82% from the field to rack up 20 points and five steals, while Wagner went 7-for-10 on his way to 16 points in addition to seven assists and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Wagner a new career-high in shooting accuracy (70%). William Yeiter was another key player, shooting 40% from the field en route to 13 points and six assists.
Suburban Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Crosspointe Christian Academy, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Suburban Christian won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in February, slipping by Crosspointe Christian Academy 60-59. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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