Basketball Game Preview: Faith Christian Falcons vs. Quad Cities Christian Eagles

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Previous Games

11/21/24 - Neutral	78-59 W
02/03/24 - Neutral	66-65 W
01/27/24 - Away	61-51 W
12/08/23 - Home	55-47 W
11/20/23 - Neutral	64-69 L
+ 5 more games

Faith Christian is 9-1 against Quad Cities Christian since February of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The two teams will face off at 6:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Faith Christian sitting on four straight victories and Quad Cities Christian on 11.

Faith Christian will head into Monday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 39) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Parkview Christian Academy 61-59. Given Faith Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while Parkview Christian Academy is ranked 559th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Quad Cities Christian took their matchup on Monday with ease, bagging a 63-26 victory over Pathway Christian. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Faith Christian better keep an eye on Tanner Garant. He was instrumental in Quad Cities Christian's win, going 9 of 11 on his way to 18 points and seven steals. Garant's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cobie Becker-Paradiso, who went 7 of 8 on his way to 15 points.

Quad Cities Christian's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.5 points. As for Faith Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.

Faith Christian strolled past Quad Cities Christian in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 by a score of 78-59. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Garant, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 22 points in addition to five boards and five steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Faith Christian still be able to contain Garant? There's only one way to find out.