Pella Christian welcomed Oskaloosa to Eagle Lane on Tuesday night and split the doubleheader with the Indians. The Eagles fell in the girl’s game 45-28, while the boys team dominated in a 57-32 victory.
The Eagles girls found themselves in a 19-6 hole following the first quarter of play as Oskaloosa missed just two shots in the opening quarter. The Pella Christian defense held strong through the second and third quarters though, allowing just four points in the second and five in the third. The Eagles consistently found themselves down by just four points throughout the third quarter but were unable to get any closer before Oskaloosa was able to pull away in the fourth quarter to take the victory. Joslyn Terpstra led the way offensively for the Eagles in the loss with 13 points. Karlie Anderson said the team will need to utilize the strength of their guard play to try and get back in the win column.
In the boy’s game, the Eagles got off to a great start holding the Indians to just 13 points in the first half to pull away early in the contest. Pella Christian was led by a strong performance from Eric Mulder, as he recorded a double-double with 12 points on six of seven shooting and 10 rebounds, while also recording three dunks. Jaedon Huisman said that the defense was the deciding factor in the Eagles ability to coast to an easy win over the Indians.
The Pella Christian girls fell to 2-10 overall on the season and 0-6 in Little Hawkeye Conference play with the loss, while the boys improved to 9-2 overall and 4-2 in conference play. The Eagles will return to action on Friday when they renew the Tulip City Showdown with Pella.