The Faith Christian Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Tri-County Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tri-County took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Faith Christian, who comes in off a win.
Faith Christian will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Bethesda Christian, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Faith Christian walked away with a 59-52 victory over Bethesda Christian two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Tri-County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost to West Lafayette on the road by a 75-59 margin. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 334th, while the Red Devils are ranked 80th).
Faith Christian will have to contain Noah Pratt as he made an impact in Tri-County's last game. He went 7-for-8 to rack up 22 points. The dominant performance gave Pratt a new career-high in points. Trey Foster was another key player, going 5-for-9 on his way to 12 points.
Faith Christian's win bumped their record up to 4-15. As for Tri-County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Faith Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Tri-County in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, sneaking past 51-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for Faith Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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