The Northside Christian Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Shekinah Christian Flames at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Shekinah Christian is hoping to do what Wellington School couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Northside Christian's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Northside Christian simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Wellington School 65-34. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Jaguars are ranked 763rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Shekinah Christian came tearing into Saturday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They couldn't have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 69-33 blowout they got against the Lions. 69 seems to be a good number for the Flames as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Shekinah Christian pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Northside Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Northside Christian came up short against Shekinah Christian in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 57-51. Can Northside Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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