Basketball Recap: Faith Christian Takes a Loss

After soaring to 56 points the game before, Faith Christian was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They were beaten by the Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders 72-29. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost eight in a row.

Faith Christian's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was MATT PRIDGEN, who posted ten points. Another player making a difference was ASHTON LASCALLETTE, who had seven points.

Leading Harrells Christian Academy to victory were Antonio Mckoy and Zicareian Mcneil. Mckoy went 8 of 10 en route to 20 points and five steals, while Mcneil made all 5 shots he took to post 14 points along with seven assists and five steals. The game was Mckoy's 15th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dashaun Mckoy, who earned 11 points.

Faith Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Harrells Christian Academy, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 25-2.

Faith Christian will look to defend their home court on Friday against Rocky Mount Academy at 7:30 p.m. Faith Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season. As for Harrells Christian Academy, they will venture away from home to face off against Fayetteville Academy at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Fayetteville Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 27 matches -- so hopefully Harrells Christian Academy likes a good challenge.