The Founders Classical Academy Centurions were the 68-58 winner over the Awaken Christian Lions when they last played one another back in January of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Founders Classical Academy fell 55-47 to Awaken Christian on Tuesday. Founders Classical Academy's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Awaken Christian found their leader in underclassman Jaylen Jordan, who scored 23 points along with five rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Jordan has scored at least a third of Awaken Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Kepler, who dropped a double-double on ten rebounds and ten assists.
Founders Classical Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Awaken Christian, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4.
Founders Classical Academy will look to defend their home court on Thursday against GV Christian at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully GV Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Tuesday. As for Awaken Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Needles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Needles will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
