The Thunder women's and men's basketball teams were on the road this weekend for two games apiece. The roadtrip would start with a Midwest Christian College Conference and NCCAA Central Region matchup against Central Christian College of the Bible on Friday evening. The women battled the Saints first and would fall 57-33.

On Saturday afternoon, the Thunder would take on Central Region rival, the Kansas Christian College Falcons. The Thunder would be behind by four after the first quarter, but a 24-12 advantage in the second quarter would put the Thunder up 34-26 at the break. A near even final two quarters between the Thunder and Falcons would find the Thunder up 63-53 at the final buzzer. The Thunder would shoot 40.3% from the field, 17.6% from the three-point line, and 58.8% from the free throw line. The Thunder had four score in double-figures led by freshman, Macayla Hines who had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman, Elayna Wegner had a near double-double with 13 points and 9 rebounds, while newcomers Chantyl Perry and Nekayla Williams chipped in with 11 and 10 points, respectively. After going 1-1 on the weekend, the Thunder are now 4-9 overall, 1-2 in the MCCC, and 2-1 in Central Region play.

The women will play again on Friday, January 17th against the #5 ranked Ozark Christian College Ambassadors at 5:30 PM in Joplin, Missouri.

The #8 ranked men's basketball team would also take on the Saints of Central Christian College of the Bible on Friday night. The Thunder dominated in the first half putting up 49 points, while holding a 23-point lead. It was much of the same in the second half as the Thunder closed out the Saints to win by a final score of 96-64. The Thunder would 52.1% from the field, 44.0% from the three-point line, and 64.3% from the free throw line. Four Thunder players would score at least 13 points, while six would score at least seven points. Junior, Xavier Lucas would pace the Thunder with 17 points on 7-9 shooting from the field, to go along with eight rebounds. Fellow junior, Landon Gray would hit five threes to score 15 points, while Micah Lovett and Davis Rokey would chip in with 13 points apiece.

On Saturday, the Thunder would also be in Overland Park, Kansas to take on the Kansas Christian College Falcons. The Thunder would start the game on a 9-0 run and never trail in the game. The Thunder would take a 43-24 lead into the half. The Falcons would only get it as close as 16 in the second half with 3:57 left, but the Thunder would be too much and close out the game with the victory 82-60. The Thunder would hold the Falcons to 37.5% shooting from the field and forced 20 turnovers. Junior, Jaxon Hurla would have 17 points, four rebounds, and three steals, while senior, Cody Mericle had 14 points on 6-8 shooting from the field. Lucas would record a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. With the two wins, the Thunder move to 7-8 on the year, 3-0 in the MCCC, and 2-0 in Central Region play.

The men will play on Tuesday, January 14th against the #5 ranked Spurgeon College Knights at 6:00 PM in Kansas City, MO.

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