The Franklin Road Christian Minutemen waltzed into their matchup Monday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They snuck past Christian Community with a 59-54 win. This was payback for Franklin Road Christian, who suffered a 66-61 loss the last time these two teams met.
It was another big night for Noah Pence, who scored 26 points along with three steals. The match was his 17th in a row with at least ten points. Pierre DeShields was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Franklin Road Christian's win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-6. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 31.81 points. As for Christian Community, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Franklin Road Christian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Pleasant View Christian at 7:30 p.m. on January 9th. Pleasant View Christian and Franklin Road Christian are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. Christian Community will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against West Florida Baptist Academy at 9:20 a.m. on January 11th. Hopefully West Florida Baptist Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Friday.
