Basketball Recap: Faith Christian Skates Past King's Christian Academy with Ease

A well-balanced attack led Faith Christian over King's Christian Academy in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Faith Christian Warriors blew the King's Christian Academy Lions out of the water with a 50-14 final score. The team accrued 37 points in the first half and coasted on those for the win.

Leading Faith Christian to victory were Matthew Burton and John Whitmore. Burton went 7 for 17 en route to 18 points and six steals, while Whitmore almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. With that strong performance, Burton is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Ryan Ridge was another key player, putting up six points and three steals.

Faith Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for King's Christian Academy, their loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5.

Faith Christian has already played their next game, a 44-35 victory against Roanoke Valley Christian on the 11th. King's Christian Academy has also already played their next contest (against Dayspring Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.