The Eastern Shore HomeSchool Mavericks will take on the Delmarva Christian Royals at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Eastern Shore HomeSchool comes in on three and Delmarva Christian on four.
If Eastern Shore HomeSchool beats Delmarva Christian with 66 points on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Everything went Eastern Shore HomeSchool's way against Holly Grove Christian on Friday as Eastern Shore HomeSchool made off with a 66-44 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Mavericks just coasted through the last quarter.
| 01/17/25 @ Holly Grove Christian | 16 |
| 01/09/25 vs Calvary Christian Academy | 17 |
| 12/27/24 vs Salisbury Christian | 19 |
Eli Miller and Zach Miller were among the main playmakers for Eastern Shore HomeSchool as the former almost dropped a triple-double on 30 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists and the latter went 6 of 11 on his way to 16 points along with seven boards and three steals. The game was Zach's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Braden Tawes, who posted eight points and three steals.
Eastern Shore HomeSchool smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Delmarva Christian). They really took it to Salisbury Christian for the full four quarters, racking up an 86-22 victory. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Royals with their most commanding win of the season.
Delmarva Christian's win came from a few key players Eastern Shore HomeSchool will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Darius Liles, who had 18 points in addition to five assists and four steals. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times he's played. Malachi Light was another key player, putting up 15 points and six steals.
Eastern Shore HomeSchool has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.6 points per game. As for Delmarva Christian, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Eastern Shore HomeSchool and Delmarva Christian are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Eastern Shore HomeSchool hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 57 points per game. However, it's not like Delmarva Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 59.5 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
