Basketball Recap: Fairfax Christian's Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Six

By Team Reports Feb 5, 2025, 1:22pm

Basketball Recap: Fairfax Christian Cardinals vs. Covenant Christian Academy Golden Eagles

Cardinals

Previous 6 Games

01/31/25 @ Covenant Christian Academy107-37
01/30/25 vs Rosedale Christian Academy84-45
01/28/25 @ Evergreen Christian74-63
01/27/25 vs New Hope Academy National82-61
01/25/25 @ King Abdullah Academy102-74
01/24/25 @ Christ Chapel Academy91-43

Fairfax Christian extended their winning streak to six games thanks to a huge performance from Willie Bennett. The Fairfax Christian Cardinals really took it to the Covenant Christian Academy Golden Eagles for the full four quarters, racking up a 107-37 win thanks in part to Bennett, who went 8 of 10 en route to 25 points. What's more, he also racked up four assists, the most he's had since back in February of 2024.

Covenant Christian Academy lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ryan Candland, who posted 21 points. That was a full 56.8% of Covenant Christian Academy's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Brandon Alibaruho, who scored 13 points.

Fairfax Christian pushed their record up to 15-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 93.5 points per game. As for Covenant Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.

Fairfax Christian has already played their next game, an 80-55 win against Rosedale Christian Academy on the 1st. As for Covenant Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 64-34 defeat against William Monroe on the 3rd.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps

Suggested Video