Basketball Recap: Friendship Christian Spartans vs. Mountain Area Christian Academy Lions
The Friendship Christian Spartans came tearing into Monday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against Mountain Area Christian Academy as Friendship Christian made off with a 79-55 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Friendship Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alex Markov led the charge by scoring 21 points along with five assists. Kevin Morozov was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with seven rebounds.
Friendship Christian has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Mountain Area Christian Academy, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-18.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Friendship Christian will take on the Blue Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Georgia Force Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. As for Mountain Area Christian Academy, they will be playing at home against the Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Georgia Christian Academy presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than the Lions in Georgia (the Knights are ranked 267th, while the Lions are ranked 585th).
