Ballard Christian lost against Ezekiel Academy back in December of 2016, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Ballard Christian Eagle took a 63-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ezekiel Academy Knights. The Eagle haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Kelson Free continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ezekiel Academy, going 7 for 11 en route to 19 points plus seven steals and five rebounds. The contest was Free's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Terrence Sankey, who went 5 for 12 en route to 12 points plus six steals.
Ballard Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Ezekiel Academy, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Ballard Christian will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Eastwood Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastwood Christian is coming into the game with three straight wins on the road, so Ballard Christian will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Ezekiel Academy, they will venture away from home to challenge Restoration Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ezekiel Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.5 points per game this season.
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