The Mercer Christian Academy Cavaliers won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. Their tough 70-50 defeat to Grace Christian might stick with them for a while. Mercer Christian Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Grace Christian apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Despite the loss, Mercer Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Isaac Sharp, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sharp has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyler Carpenter, who scored five points along with 12 rebounds.
Grace Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was David Wiebe out in front who scored 28 points along with six rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Wiebe has scored at least a third of Grace Christian's points. Jonathen Holderby was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Mercer Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Grace Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-13 record this season.
Mercer Christian Academy will be playing at home against Appalachian Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Mercer Christian Academy is coming into the game with four straight losses at home, meaning Appalachian Christian will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. Grace Christian's road trip will continue as they head out to face Pipestem Christian Academy at 5:31 p.m. on February 22nd. Hopefully Grace Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Saturday.
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