The Landmark Christian War Eagles entered their tilt with the Redan Raiders with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Landmark Christian took down Redan 57-38 on Saturday. Given Landmark Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while Redan is ranked 483rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nikolette Soden was her usual excellent self, scoring 12 points along with five steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last four games she's played. Melody Painter was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six rebounds.
Several Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jasmian Merrick, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that Merrick scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Kaylan Whitfield, who scored six points along with four steals.
Landmark Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Redan, their loss dropped their record down to 5-16.
Landmark Christian's road trip will continue as they head out to face Columbia at 6:00 p.m. on February 6th. Columbia is coming into the game with six straight wins at home, so Landmark Christian is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Redan, they will head out on the road to face off against East Coweta at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully East Coweta focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 34 on Saturday.
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