The Forest Lake Christian Falcons will take on the Futures Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Forest Lake Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with eight straight losses, while Futures will come in with four straight wins.
Last Friday, Forest Lake Christian came up short against Encina and fell 83-70. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (56), the Falcons still had to take the loss.
| 01/10/25 vs Encina | 40 |
| 01/07/25 vs Victory Christian | 16 |
| 12/16/24 @ Foresthill | 25 |
| 12/12/24 @ John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin | 26 |
| 12/10/24 vs Sacramento Adventist | 19 |
Despite the defeat, Forest Lake Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brendan Hooper almost dropped a double-double on 40 points and nine rebounds. Hooper's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Fenton, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 boards.
Meanwhile, everything went Futures' way against Western Sierra Collegiate Academy on Saturday as Futures made off with a 77-57 victory. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 20 points or more this season.
Futures' win came from a few key players Forest Lake Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Daniel Kozlov, who went 10 of 25 on his way to 26 points along with seven boards and three steals. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthoni Moore, who went 9 of 17 on his way to 22 points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Futures smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive contests.
Futures' win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points per game. As for Forest Lake Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Forest Lake Christian and Futures are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Forest Lake Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.5 points per game. However, it's not like Futures struggles in that department as they've been averaging 57.2 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Forest Lake Christian took a serious blow against Futures when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 80-40. Can Forest Lake Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
