Basketball Recap: Flint Hills Christian Takes a Loss

Flint Hills Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were outmatched by the Sunrise Christian Academy Buffaloes and fell 70-14. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Buffaloes are ranked 12th).

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sunrise Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sam Kadiri, who posted eight points in addition to seven boards and three blocks. Taiton Schmidt was another key player, putting up seven points and four steals.

Flint Hills Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Sunrise Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season.

Flint Hills Christian will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Newton HomeSchool at 7:30 p.m. on February 21st. As for Sunrise Christian Academy, they will square off against Haysville Campus at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Sunrise Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten contests.