Basketball Preview: Faith Christian Eagles vs. Western Boone Stars
The Faith Christian Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Western Boone Stars at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Faith Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Faith Christian was able to grind out a solid win over West Lafayette, taking the game 48-37. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Faith Christian can attribute much of their success to Johanna Haste, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds, and Mattea Maggio, who went 6 for 13 en route to 15 points. What's more, Maggio also posted a 46% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Allison Caplinger, who posted 14 points.
Faith Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Western Boone was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 54-25 loss at the hands of Tri-West Hendricks.
Western Boone's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Emmerson Gott, who posted six points along with seven rebounds and two blocks, and Ally Lewis, who scored eight points in addition to nine rebounds.
Western Boone's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Faith Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything went Faith Christian's way against Western Boone in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as Faith Christian made off with a 62-37 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Faith Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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