It was a Battle of the Birds when Quad Cities Christian took on Faith Christian on Tuesday. The Quad Cities Christian Eagles took a 44-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Faith Christian Falcons. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 49-18 back in November of 2024.
| 01/14/25 vs Faith Christian | 5 |
| 01/13/25 vs Pathway Christian | 5 |
| 01/07/25 @ Galesburg Christian | 8 |
| 12/13/24 vs East Moline Christian | 12 |
| 12/10/24 @ Unity Christian | 7 |
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ayda Kyer, who posted eight points and five steals. Kyer has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Raegan Ochkie, who earned six points.
Gwen Hodson was her usual excellent self, going 9 of 18 on her way to 20 points along with five rebounds and five steals for Faith Christian. That makes it six consecutive games in which Hodson has scored at least a third of Faith Christian's points. Ella McFalls was another key player, putting up seven points and seven boards.
Quad Cities Christian's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Faith Christian, the win (which was their 14th in a row) raised their record to 19-2.
Quad Cities Christian has already played their next contest, a 38-16 victory against Tri-State Christian on the 17th. As for Faith Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 55-26 win against Unity Christian on the 17th.
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