Faith Christian is 2-8 against Roanoke Valley Christian since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Faith Christian Warriors will host the Roanoke Valley Christian EAGLES at 6:15 p.m.
Faith Christian is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Temple Christian on Friday. Faith Christian took a 56-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Temple Christian.
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Faith Christian might have lost, but man, Matthew Burton was a machine: he went 8 for 12 on his way to 23 points. Burton has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Ryan Ridge was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Roanoke Valley Christian on Friday. They took down Regents 48-34. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the EAGLES.
Roanoke Valley Christian had a senior duo take command as Luke Somers went 6 of 10 en route to 16 points along with six boards and three steals and Logan Gutierrez went 7 for 13 on his way to 18 points and six rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Gutierrez has scored at least a third of Roanoke Valley Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Mioduszewski, who posted six points.
Faith Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7. As for Roanoke Valley Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Faith Christian has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 26.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Roanoke Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Faith Christian beat Roanoke Valley Christian 44-35 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Faith Christian repeat their success, or does Roanoke Valley Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
