The Grace Christian School boys basketball team had wins over Victory Christian of New Albany 60-34 and Meridian Home School 45-31 and a loss to Hebron Christian 58-50 last week.
“We are a young team and we often play like it,” said coach Jason Morgan. “But overall, the kids work hard and have fought through a lot of obstacles to improve this season.”
The Eagles started the season 4-11 while experiencing injury problems, but have improved to 14-14.
A couple of sophomores led the team last week. Bonner Brownlee had 28 points and six rebounds against Hebron and 17 and six in the Meridian Home School game. Jacob Phillips totaled 44 points and 27 rebounds in the three games. Jacob Hogue, a senior, contributed 16 points and seven rebounds to the win over Victory Christian.
The Lady Eagles had only one game last week, a 50-27 loss to Hebron. “We did not play well at all,” said coach Talor Troyer. She said a two-week layoff between games contributed to the team's performance.
Grace Christian was shorthanded because Caroline Robbins missed the game while attending an academic conference.
Both teams played Victory Christian of Columbus Tuesday and have road games with Starkville Christian Saturday. The season will conclude next week with home games Tuesday against Delta Streets Academy of Greenwood and the Grace Christian School Invitational Tournament Friday and Saturday.
