Basketball Preview: Bishop Noland Episcopal Day Eagles vs. Faith Training Christian Academy
The Bishop Noland Episcopal Day Eagles will square off against Faith Training Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bishop Noland Episcopal Day had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They blew past the Lions 47-24. The score was close at the half, but Bishop Noland Episcopal Day pulled away in the second half with 31 points.
Charlie Kuehn continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Roy Washington, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Faith Training Christian Academy entered their tilt with the Bengals with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Faith Training Christian Academy really took it to the Bengals for the full four quarters, racking up a 73-37 victory on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-19.
The win makes it two in a row for Bishop Noland Episcopal Day and bumps their season record up to 15-3. As for Faith Training Christian Academy, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
Bishop Noland Episcopal Day came up short against the in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 50-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Faith Training Christian Academy's Emmanuel Brownlee, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Now that Bishop Noland Episcopal Day knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
