Basketball Game Preview: Ridge Christian Academy Paladins vs. Faith Christian Knights

By Team Reports Jan 25, 2024, 4:29am

Preview: Ridge Christian Academy Paladins vs. Faith Christian Knights

Ridge Christian Academy is 0-7 against Faith Christian since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Ridge Christian Academy Paladins will head out on the road to take on the Faith Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. Neither of these teams found much success offensively their last time out, scoring well below their season average.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 87-14, which was the final score in Ridge Christian Academy's tilt against Riverpointe Christian Academy on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Faith Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were outmatched by Riverpointe Christian Academy at home and fell 54-22. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Faith Christian has scored all season.

Ridge Christian Academy has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for Faith Christian, their loss ended a 16-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7.

Things could have been worse for Ridge Christian Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 56-39 loss to Faith Christian when the teams last played last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Faith Christian's Elijah Brown, who scored 27 points along with six steals and five rebounds. Now that Ridge Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.