The Fairwinds Christian Knights struggled with assists on Friday (the Greenwood Mennonite Flames had ten more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Fairwinds Christian was beaten by Greenwood Mennonite 61-13. Fairwinds Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-6.
Gabby Johnson was Fairwinds Christian's leading scorer, having posted seven points. Johnson also led the team in assists with an.
Leading Greenwood Mennonite to victory were Faith Troyer and Laci Mast. Troyer dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds, while Mast scored 26 points along with six steals. Mast is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Nona Wright was another key contributor, scoring four points along with six rebounds.
Fairwinds Christian's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-9. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 16.7 points per game. As for Greenwood Mennonite, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-2.
Fairwinds Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Greenwood Mennonite, they will head out on the road to challenge Chestertown Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Greenwood Mennonite focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up six on Friday.
