Basketball Recap: Forest Lake Christian Comes Up Short

Forest Lake Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took an 83-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Encina Bulldogs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), the Falcons still had to take the loss.

Despite the defeat, Forest Lake Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brendan Hooper almost dropped a double-double on 40 points and nine boards. Hooper's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Fenton, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds.

Encina's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jalani Draper led the charge by dropping a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards. Another player making a difference was PhilliP Worsham, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 20 points in addition to six assists and five boards.

Forest Lake Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Encina, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-7.

Forest Lake Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Futures at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Futures has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Encina, they will venture away from home to face off against Foresthill at 7:30 p.m. on January 17th.