The Calvary Christian Cougar had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They blew past Salem Baptist Christian 89-48 on the road. That 89-48 margin sets a new team best for Calvary Christian this season.
When it comes to explaining why Salem Baptist Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Garrett Trinkle. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. The matchup was Trinkle's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Eli Hedrick was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Calvary Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Salem Baptist Christian, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Calvary Christian will head out on the road to face off against Gospel Light Christian at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Gospel Light Christian is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune. Salem Baptist Christian will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Vandalia Christian at 7:00 p.m. on December 16th.
