If Central Texas Christian was feeling good fresh off their 43-13 takedown of Keystone last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Central Texas Christian Lions took a 33-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Faith Academy Flames on Tuesday. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Flames recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
| 01/21/25 vs Faith Academy | 2 |
| 01/18/25 vs Keystone | 5 |
| 01/17/25 @ Non Varsity Opponent | 3 |
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ellie Maurer, who posted six points. Maurer has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Destin Stringfellow, who had seven points.
Faith Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Natalie Weems led the charge by putting up eight points in addition to nine boards and six steals. That's the most steals Weems has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Hadley Shipley, who went 7 for 17 on her way to 14 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Central Texas Christian's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Faith Academy, they moved to 5-18 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Central Texas Christian will square off against Lutheran at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Faith Academy, they will take on Keystone at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Faith Academy is facing Keystone at the right time seeing as Keystone is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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