Basketball Preview: Faith Christian Academy Conquerors vs. Christ Covenant Spartans
Faith Christian Academy and Christ Covenant are an even 4-4 against one another since November of 2021, but not for long. The Faith Christian Academy Conquerors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Christ Covenant Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Faith Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Christ Covenant likes a good challenge.
Christ Covenant is facing Faith Christian Academy at the wrong time: Faith Christian Academy suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell to the Trojans 70-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (55), the Conquerors still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Faith Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jaxon Howard went 6 for 11 en route to 21 points plus six assists and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Howard has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Ibn Triplin, who went 5 for 10 en route to 13 points plus eight rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Christ Covenant, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They breezed by Jacksonville Christian Academy to the tune of 60-32 on Tuesday. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 23 points or more this season.
JD Dill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakob Ange, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Christ Covenant smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Faith Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Christ Covenant, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Everything went Faith Christian Academy's way against Christ Covenant in their previous matchup back in February, as Faith Christian Academy made off with a 58-34 win. Will Faith Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Christ Covenant have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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