Basketball Game Preview: Faith Christian Eagles vs. North White Vikings

The Faith Christian Eagles and the North White Vikings will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Faith Christian is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since January 13th on Tuesday. They took a blow against Lafayette Central Catholic, falling 76-45. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Knights are ranked 67th).

Meanwhile, North White came up short against North Judson-San Pierre on Tuesday, falling 67-41. The Vikings have struggled against the Bluejays recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Faith Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for North White, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.

Everything came up roses for Faith Christian against North White when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 66-33 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North White's Autumn Reif, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Faith Christian still be able to contain Reif? There's only one way to find out.