Basketball Recap: Faith Baptist Christian Academy Skates Past Hope Christian Academy with Ease

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Faith Baptist Christian Academy walked away with it. They blew past the Hope Christian Academy Lions 48-13 on Thursday. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.

Madison Starr

Steals

02/13/25 vs Hope Christian Academy	2
02/10/25 @ Wayne Christian Academy	6
02/06/25 vs Wayne Christian Academy	2
02/04/25 @ Appling Christian Academy	4
02/03/25 @ Victory Christian Academy	4
+ 13 more games

Faith Baptist Christian Academy was led to victory by Sophie Sellars and Madison Starr. Sellars on her way to 12 points, while Starr posted ten points and six rebounds. Starr has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 18 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Emree Mattingly, who earned 11 points.

Faith Baptist Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hope Christian Academy only one assist.

Despite the loss, Hope Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Addyson Wilson, who put up seven points. That was a full 53.8% of Hope Christian Academy's points, marking the 13th time in a row Wilson has scored more than a third of the team's points.

Faith Baptist Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.3 points. Hope Christian Academy is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.

Faith Baptist Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 42-38 win against Open Bible Christian on the 14th. As for Hope Christian Academy, they have also already played their next contest, a 41-19 defeat against Brunswick Christian Academy on the 13th.