Basketball Recap: Nathan Wright's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Juniata Christian over Fellowship Baptist Academy

It was a Battle of the Birds when Juniata Christian took on Fellowship Baptist Academy on Friday. The Juniata Christian Eagles came up short against the Fellowship Baptist Academy Falcons, falling 74-49. The Eagles' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it seven in a row.

Nathan Wright

Assists (Career)

02/14/25 @ Fellowship Baptist Academy	3
01/21/25 vs Fostoria Baptist Academy	2
01/17/25 vs Springfield Christian Academy	2
01/07/25 @ Faith Christian	2
02/04/25 @ Springfield Christian Academy	1

Juniata Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Nathan Wright, who went 5-for-11 on his way to 11 points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (three). Blake Smith was another key player, putting up 12 points and five assists.

It was another big night for Alexander Rodriguez, who went 7-for-12 from beyond the arc en route to 35 points and four steals for Fellowship Baptist Academy. Rodriguez has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Logan McAlvey, who made all 5 shots he took to post 12 points in addition to eight boards and three steals.

Juniata Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Fellowship Baptist Academy, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6.

Juniata Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fellowship Baptist Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 70-60 loss against Bethany Christian on the 18th.