Preview: Lifegate Christian Falcons vs. Founders Classical Academy Hoplites
The Lifegate Christian Falcons will be playing at home against the Founders Classical Academy Hoplites at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lifegate Christian suffered their biggest defeat since November 28, 2023 on Thursday. They were beaten by Sunnybrook Christian 89-61. While losing is never fun, Lifegate Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1185th, while Sunnybrook Christian is ranked 429th).
Meanwhile, Founders Classical Academy scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 69-22 victory over Great Hearts Monte Vista. The win was a breath of fresh air for Founders Classical Academy as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Aslan Whyle continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 34 points and ten steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Founders Classical Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonas Merxbauer, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Lifegate Christian's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Founders Classical Academy, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
