After both having extra time off, the Beacon of Hope Christian Eagles and the Family Christian Center Lions will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:30 p.m. on February 9th. Family Christian Center took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Beacon of Hope Christian, who comes in off a win.
The matchup between Beacon of Hope Christian and the Saints last Friday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. Beacon of Hope Christian enjoyed a cozy 62-48 victory over the Saints. The victory was just what Beacon of Hope Christian needed coming off of a 89-49 loss in their prior match.
Marquis Sams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 29 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trisdan Fuller, who scored 24 points.
Meanwhile, Family Christian Center's recent rough patch got a bit rougher back in December of 2023 after their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 80-49 defeat at the hands of Circle Christian. Family Christian Center was down 67-37 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Beacon of Hope Christian's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9. As for Family Christian Center, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.