The East Moline Christian Eagles will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Unity Christian Knights at 5:00 p.m. on January 23rd. East Moline Christian comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 20 points in their last six games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
Back in December of 2023, East Moline Christian was beaten by Quad Cities Christian 51-7. While losing is never fun, East Moline Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 681st, while Quad Cities Christian is ranked 332nd).
Meanwhile, Unity Christian lost to Morning Star Academy at home by a decisive 35-17 margin on Friday.
East Moline Christian bumped their record down to 0-7 with that loss, which was their tenth straight on the road. As for Unity Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
East Moline Christian was taken down by Unity Christian 56-14 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. The matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point East Moline Christian was down 29-6.
