Contenders
| 02/03/25 vs Desert Christian | 92 |
| 01/07/25 @ Desert Christian | 81 |
| 12/19/24 @ St. Monica Academy | 71 |
| 12/12/24 @ The Palmdale Aerospace Academy | 70 |
| 01/27/25 vs The Palmdale Aerospace Academy | 68 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Faith Baptist). They blew past the Desert Christian Knights, posting a 92-43 victory. Given the Contenders' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 608th, while the Knights are ranked 1379th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Desert Christian saw an underclassman step up: freshman Joshua Nuzum posted 15 points in addition to five boards and three steals. That was a full 34.9% of Desert Christian's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Adam Goodale, who had eight points.
Faith Baptist's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-10. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Desert Christian, they are on a 15-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-20.
Faith Baptist does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Desert Christian, they and Trinity Classical Academy will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played. Trinity Classical Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Desert Christian likes a good challenge.
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