Basketball Preview: First Assembly Christian Lions vs. Victory Christian Academy Eagles
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, First Assembly Christian is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-courtthey go up against the Victory Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully First Assembly Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 11 on Saturday.
First Assembly Christian is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Mt. Pleasant Christian on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. First Assembly Christian was beaten by Mt. Pleasant Christian 44-7.
Bryce Sasser was First Assembly Christian's leading scorer, having posted seven points.
Garrison Williams held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Victory Christian Academy beat Trinity Christian 53-47 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
First Assembly Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Victory Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
First Assembly Christian came up short against Victory Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in February, falling 40-36. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Victory Christian Academy's Chase Myrick, who went 8 for 18 en route to 18 points plus eight rebounds and three steals. Now that First Assembly Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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