The Christian Community Warriors and the HEARTS for Jesus Christ Guardians will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Christian Community was able to grind out a solid victory over Varsity Opponent, taking the game 51-43. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Meanwhile, HEARTS for Jesus Christ had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They breezed by the Eagles to the tune of 64-29. The Guardians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
Christian Community better focus on containing Josh Aten and Josh Longo as the pair were huge in HEARTS for Jesus Christ's win. Aten went 5 of 12 en route to 15 points and eight rebounds, while Longo went 7 of 10 on his way to 16 points. Those eight boards gave Aten a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Lenarth, who posted six points and three steals.
Christian Community's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points per game. As for HEARTS for Jesus Christ, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Christian Community was able to grind out a solid win over HEARTS for Jesus Christ in their previous meeting back in January, winning 46-37. Will Christian Community repeat their success, or does HEARTS for Jesus Christ have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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