There's no place like home for Elk Valley Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They walked away with an 80-72 victory over the New Life Christian Academy Lions on Monday. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Lions back in January, they had to take a 63-53 loss.
Elk Valley Christian was led to victory by Mikey Graham and Spencer Campbell. Graham dropped a double-double with 16 points and 19 assists, while Campbell dropped a double-double with 26 points and ten boards. Those 19 assists gave Graham a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jon Graham, who shot 63% from the field to rack up 13 points and five rebounds.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Elk Valley Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jake Hamilton, who dropped a triple-double with 22 points, 20 boards, and 18 assists. The match was Hamilton's third in a row with at least 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron McEarchern, who posted 31 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists.
Eagles
| 02/24/25 vs New Life Christian Academy | 80-72 |
| 02/10/25 vs Maranatha Christian Academy | 63-59 |
| 02/06/25 vs Ignite Athletics | 60-37 |
| 01/27/25 vs Cross Lanes Christian | 70-62 |
| 01/24/25 vs Hannan | 96-64 |
| + 3 more games |
Elk Valley Christian's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to offensive rebounds: they averaged an imposing 13.75 offensive boards in those games compared to only 7.3 in the others. As for New Life Christian Academy, their record now sits at 15-12.
Elk Valley Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 88-58 defeat against Grace Christian on the 27th. As for New Life Christian Academy, they have also already played their next game, a 62-61 loss against Auburn Baptist Christian Academy on the 28th.
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