Basketball Recap: Faith Christian Comes Up Short

If Faith Christian was riding high fresh off their 67-33 takedown of Clarendon Hall last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Faith Christian Knights fell 57-45 to the Charleston Collegiate Sundevils on Thursday. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Sundevils recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Charleston Collegiate was led to victory by Grant Morrison and Thomas Reed. Morrison dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten assists, while Reed dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. Reed is becoming a predictor of Charleston Collegiate's success: when he posts at least eight rebounds the team is 7-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Kani Butler was another key player, putting up ten points and five rebounds.

Faith Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Charleston Collegiate, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-3.

Faith 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 Lowcountry Leadership at 7:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Charleston Collegiate will also get a bit of a break before their next game: they'll face off against Academic Magnet at 8:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025.