Basketball Preview: Fairfax HomeSchool Hawks vs. Fairfax Christian Cardinals
The Fairfax HomeSchool Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Fairfax Christian Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are still undefeated (Fairfax HomeSchool has five wins , while Fairfax Christian has eight dating back to last season).
On Tuesday, Fairfax HomeSchool made easy work of Trinity Christian and carried off a 76-54 victory. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Fairfax Christian took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday. They walked away with a 71-63 win over Evergreen Christian.
Fairfax Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Frank Siaca Bey, who scored 15 points in addition to seven rebounds, and Messiah Dixon, who went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points plus two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Stanford, who had 12 points plus five rebounds.
Fairfax Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 45 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Fairfax HomeSchool's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Fairfax Christian, their win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-0.
Fairfax HomeSchool suffered a grim 74-52 defeat to Fairfax Christian in their previous meeting back in January. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Fairfax HomeSchool was down 39-17.
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