Gospel Light Christian won the last time they faced the Calvary Christian Cougar, and things went their way on Saturday too. Gospel Light Christian walked away with a 58-45 win over Calvary Christian. The win made it back-to-back wins for Gospel Light Christian.
Gospel Light Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Drake Walker, who scored 24 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Walker has scored at least 25% of Gospel Light Christian's points. Samuel Sisk was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Gospel Light Christian's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for Calvary Christian, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8.
Gospel Light Christian will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Woodland Baptist Christian at 6:45 p.m. on January 5, 2024. Calvary Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Tabernacle Christian at 7:45 p.m. on January 5, 2024. Tabernacle Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 575th, while Calvary Christian is ranked 229th).
