Evangel Christian is 9-1 against Tuscaloosa Home Educators since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Evangel Christian Lightning's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd. Evangel Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matches -- so hopefully Tuscaloosa Home Educators likes a good challenge.
Even though Evangel Christian has not done well against Wiregrass recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Evangel Christian took down Wiregrass 62-46. Given Evangel Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while Wiregrass is ranked 264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Evangel Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Owen Bugnar out in front who scored 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Thompson, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Tuscaloosa Home Educators waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins but they left with three. They walked away with a 69-61 victory over East Central HomeSchool. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Evangel Christian's win bumped their record up to 17-3. As for Tuscaloosa Home Educators, they pushed their record up to 13-7 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Evangel Christian against Tuscaloosa Home Educators when the teams last played two weeks ago as the squad secured a 66-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evangel Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
