The New Heights Christian Academy Cougars will face off against the Neodesha Blue Streaks at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Neodesha will be up against a hot New Heights Christian Academy squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. New Heights Christian Academy blew past Exeter 74-32 on Friday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Tigers are ranked 524th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jadon Smith had an outrageously good game as he went 9 of 13 on his way to 18 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Decker, who went 6 for 11 en route to 14 points and three steals.
New Heights Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Neodesha got the win against Columbus on Tuesday by a conclusive 75-54. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Streaks.
New Heights Christian Academy has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points per game. As for Neodesha, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-4.
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