The final margin was nearly identical, but contest played out much differently this time around. Aberdeen Christian, which defeated Britton-Hecla by 28 points in an earlier meeting, had their hands full with the Braves Tuesday night before pulling out a 54-30 victory during the Region 1B boys' basketball tournament at the Aberdeen Civic Arena. "They’re a solid team. I think they’ve improved throughout the season, but it’s playoffs," said Christian's Ethan Russell. "You’re going to get everyone’s best every night. You never know when its going to be your last, so everyone is bringing it." The one thing that was the same in both contests was the impact of Russell. The 6-foot-6 junior, who hurt the Braves in the first encounter, did it again, scoring a game-high 25 points and grabbing a dozen rebounds. "They really didn’t have an answer for him, because they have one big guy and you figure he’s going to be on Kaden (Clark)," said Christian coach David Rohrbach. "