The Delaware County Christian Knights will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Dock Mennonite Pioneers at 1:30 p.m. on February 24th. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Delaware County Christian scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They strolled past Faith Christian Academy with points to spare, taking the game 85-68. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Delaware County Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Khamai Orange led the charge by dropping a double-double on 24 points and 15 rebounds. Orange has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Caleb Jameson, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Dock Mennonite had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Griffens by a score of 36-27. Winning may never get old, but Dock Mennonite sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Delaware County Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Dock Mennonite, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-4.
Delaware County Christian came up short against Dock Mennonite in their previous meeting on Saturday, falling 51-38. Can Delaware County Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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