Nephites and Missionaries Battle

Coming into the game, the Nephites were a two and a half point favorite. Any average ZBA fan knows that is pretty amazing considering the way these two teams started the season. After battling from a 1-3 start, they reeled off five wins in a row. On the other hand, the Missionaries won five out of their first six games yet dropped the last two regular season games. The Nephites only loss came against the Liahonas (The top ranked team in the league), and it was a dog fight that came down to the end.

The game played out much like the seasons did for both of these teams. The Missionaries held a five point lead (23-18) at halftime after a couple of solid highlights: Christensen missed a three pointer, grabbed his own offensive rebound and through down a dunk as the defenders watched from the front row! Ken Preen also had a pretty breakaway layup after a nice steal.

Middway through the third quarter, the Missionaries held a 27-22 advantage before the Nephites would go on a huge 19-4 run. Behind 18 points and 9 rebounds from Campell and also 14 points (3 assists and 3 rebounds) by Jolly, the Nephites dominated the second half. They built a big 10 point lead with 5 minutes to play in the game.

The Missionaries would fight and claw the lead down to four, but Campell was too much to handle. He hit two clutch shots to seal the deal. Just like the last half of the season, the Nephites closed the game out strong. They have now won six out of their last seven games.

The Nephites will now meet the only team in their way of the ZBA championship game - The Liahonas! The only problems is - The Liahonas beat them the first time around. Will the Nephites be able to exact revenge?