Basketball Game Preview: Fellowship Christian Academy vs. Terra Ceia Christian Knights

By Team Reports Jan 29, 2025, 4:48am

Basketball Preview: Fellowship Christian Academy vs. Terra Ceia Christian Knights

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Fellowship Christian Academy will square off against the Terra Ceia Christian Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Fellowship Christian Academy has struggled recently with 23 losses in a row, while Terra Ceia Christian will arrive with ten straight wins.

Fellowship Christian Academy is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Gramercy Christian two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fellowship Christian Academy was outmatched by Gramercy Christian and fell 53-10. Fellowship Christian Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-2.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Terra Ceia Christian). They blew past Unity Christian Academy 82-31 on Tuesday. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 23 points or more this season.

Fellowship Christian Academy better focus on containing Aidan Persons and Ryan Ange as the pair were huge in Terra Ceia Christian's win. Persons dropped a double-double on 33 points and 11 boards, while Ange dropped a triple-double on 24 points, 19 rebounds, and 12 assists. Ange's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Tripp Elliot was another key player, going 6 for 7 en route to 16 points.

Terra Ceia Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in 33 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Terra Ceia Christian's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.2 points per game. As for Fellowship Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.

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