Recap: Fideles Christian Rangers vs. Young Americans Christian Eagles
The Fideles Christian Rangers were the 38-31 winner over the Young Americans Christian Eagles when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The matchup between the two teams wasn't particularly close, with Fideles Christian falling 57-38. They have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fideles Christian lost on Friday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jael Flinn, who scored 21 points. That was a full 55.3% of Fideles Christian's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Laci Harkins, who scored 13 points.
Shelby Housworth continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Young Americans Christian, scoring 31 points along with five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Housworth has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kassidy Scott, who scored 17 points.
Fideles Christian has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for Young Americans Christian, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8.
Fideles Christian won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Dominion Christian at 1:30 p.m. on January 20th. Hopefully Dominion Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Friday. As for Young Americans Christian, they will be playing at home against Lanier Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Lanier Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Friday.
