Basketball Recap: Stephan Rendo Key Part of Team Effort in Patriots Win

Calumet Christian hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They strolled past the Families of Faith Christian Academy Screaming Eagles with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 59-41. The Patriots pushed the score to 45-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Screaming Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.

Stephan Rendo

Points (Career)

02/10/25 vs Families of Faith Christian Academy	8
12/27/24 vs Dickson Academy	5
12/28/24 vs Christian Liberty	4
11/23/24 vs Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family	4
11/23/24 vs HRK	4

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Calumet Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Stephan Rendo, who posted eight points in addition to 12 rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance gave Rendo a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Kolton Foutz, who earned 16 points and five boards.

Calumet Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.

The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 7-18. As for Families of Faith Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 0-13 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road.

Looking ahead, Calumet Christian will host HomeSchool Resource Center at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Calumet Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Families of Faith Christian Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Schaumburg Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Families of Faith Christian Academy is facing Schaumburg Christian at the right time seeing as Schaumburg Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.